Kerala High Court turns petition related to financial assistance given to medically boarded out disabled soldiers due to 100 percent disability attributable to service, into Public Interest writ petition
Orissa High Court while hearing a जetition filed by Amulya Behera and Others said that it is not possible on its part to consider separately the grievances of workers whose livelihood has been adversely affected due to Covid-19 restrictions imposed on puja festivals by the State government.
The petition contended that Section 12 and 13 of the Disaster Management Act have laid down the guidelines for granting minimum standard of relief to the persons affected by disasters like Covid-19, which has been denied to them by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
The High Court of Karnataka has today directed the High Court Bar Association at Dharwad to make a fresh representation to the State Bar Council and State Government seeks financial assistance.
The BCI petition said that advocates keep contributing on a regular basis during the course of their practice, all that ending up in government coffers. In particular, the petition said, advocates generate funds by way court-fee and advocates welfare funds.
The Advocates Association, Bengaluru (AAB) today informed the Karnataka High Court that an amount of Rs 8,98,000 have been collected through donations to provide financial aid to Advocates' Clerks in need during the prevailing pandemic.