#COVID19 : Senior Standing Counsel (Crl) Rahul Mehra informs Delhi HC that 6711 inmates are presently out of jail on account of interim bail or parole.
Three-Judge Bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel is considering vacating automatic extension of interim bail orders.
As of today, only 3 inmates are infected from COVID and were in LNJP Hosp. While jails have a total capacity of 10k, the present strength is almost 16k: Mehra
SPP Amit Prasad says that his concern with regards automatic extension is only for 25 accused in #DelhiRiots cases.
CJ Patel suggests taking back the extension order since only 3 inmates were infected with #COVID19 and they were also in hospital.
We were not concerned with jail capacity, we were only concerned with COVID. Since there's nothing like COVID now, this is over: CJ Patel
Mehra submits that vacation of the extension order would be against the order of the Supreme Court to decongest jails.
#COVID19 is not over in Delhi..Nothing on record to show that the decongestion caused anrachy : Mehra
Let us end the order that they should not surrender for COVID purposes.. it is still open for High Powered Committee; High Court is open, trial court is open. Govt may release on parole: CJ Patel
Justice Talwant Singh suggests that the order may be vacated for those accused of heinous crimes and were released on interim bail on account of non-covid reasons.
We will discussion in the afternoon and pass an order: CJ Patel
Delhi High Court to shortly begin hearing appeals preferred by CBI and Enforcement Directorate against the acquittal of all accused in 2G Spectrum case.
The Kerala High Court will be hearing a petition filed by students of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS, Kochi) against the collection of fees for services not being availed by them during the pandemic.
During the last hearing, the students' counsel Advocate Santhosh Mathew clarified that the students were willing to pay for tuition and were seeking a fee waiver for facilities are not being availed by the students, such as the library, electricity, gym, moot court etc.
The Court directed the University to decide the students' request as expeditiously as possible, and not take any coercive action against students in the meantime. barandbench.com/news/litigatio…
Bombay High Court will continue hearing the PILs filed registering protest over the media trial being conducted in the reporting on the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni will resume the hearing at 10.30 am today.
In the previous hearing, the National Broadcasters Association (NBA) submitted that no judicial intervention was required to issue guidelines for the electronic media as there was a functional self-regulation mechanism already in place.
Delhi High Court to shortly begin hearing appeals preferred by CBI and Enforcement Directorate against the acquittal of all accused in 2G Spectrum case.
Bombay High Court is hearing the bail applications of the DHFL promoters, Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj, accused in the Yes Bank laundering case.
(Kapil Wadhawan v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors., Dheeraj Wadhawan v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors.)
Matter is being heard by Justice SV Kotwal.
Senior Advocates Amit Desai and Abhishek Man Singhvi appear for the Wadhawan brothers.
ASG Anil Singh appears for the CBI.
Desai has commenced arguments. He is taking the court through the basic facts in the matters.