In a first of its kind, the Allahabad High Court has said that the chairman of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has no right to dissolve the Elders Committee of Lawyers Association or to form a new committee.
Former Bihar CM & Rashtria Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was today granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court in the Chaibasa treasury case related to the fodder scam. He, however, will remain in jail, because he is has yet to get bail in another case against him, the Dumka treasury case.
The Bombay High Court has said that if a COVID-19 patient dies due to negligence on the part of medical facilities in a state or civic-run hospital, then his/her family members would be entitled for compensation.
The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that all documents of all primary and upper primary school teachers in the state have to be verified within three weeks. The court has been hearing a petition which had alleged that about 3,500 teachers in the state have got jobs with fake documents.
The Allahabad High Court has allowed a petition seeking permission for a religious gathering at an Imambada in Varanasi. The court has held that the local police will not create any hindrance and the organisers will ensure compliance of COVID-19 guidelines.
The Delhi High Court today declined to provide interim relief to advocate Ashok Arora, who is seeking a stay on his removal from the post of Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).