#BREAKING: #DelhiHighCourt holds that wearing of masks is compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a car in the context of the #COVID19 pandemic.
The vehicle even if occupied by one person would be a public place, Justice Prathiba Singh holds.
A mask is like a suraksha kavach for preventing the spread of the coronavirus. It protects the person wearing it as also the person who is exposed...wearing of masks has been one measure that has saved millions of lives: #DelhiHighCourt
Court adds that wearing of masks is also encouraged within home if there are elderly persons. Vehicle moving across public places may pose risk of exposure
"Thus, a vehicle even if constituted by one person would constitute a public place.. wearing of mask would be compulsory."
"The wearing of a mask of a face cover in a vehicle, which may be occupied by either a single person or multiple persons, is... compulsory in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. "
[BREAKING] Private vehicle occupied by single person is "public place"; wearing mask compulsory even when driving alone during COVID times: Delhi High Court
#MadrasHighCourt seeks response on the anti-corruption set up in the State, the degree of independence afforded to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) and the number of corruption cases attended to in the last 3 financial years.
During the hearing today, Court also posed queries on how secure the DVAC is and the extent to which its own officers have indulged in #corruption.
“…we want to know how secure is your Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption", CJ Sanjib Banerjee orally observed
"We have no doubt you have a very attractive website, 20,000 pages of nothing written, but we want to get to the meat of the matter… Or are we in such a fool's paradise that we have to believe that there is no corruption over there?“ CJ Banerjee remarked.
Special Bench of Supreme Court led by CJI SA Bobde to hear a plea filed by NGO Lok Prahari seeking appointment of Additional Judges to High Courts under Article 128 of the Constitution #SupremeCourt #judgesvacancy
Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul led bench of the #SupremeCourt to hear appeals by Maharashtra govt and former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh against the Bombay HC order allowing CBI probe into allegations made by Param Bir Singh against @AnilDeshmukhNCP #SupremeCourt @OfficeofUT
Senior Adv Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi: I appear for Maharastra. Note three striking things. On March 21 one Jayshree Patil complains within 48 hrs she files a writ on March 23 is not on board. No listing. Param Birs writ was listed on March 23
Singhvi: On Marcv 31, matter was heard only on maintainability. The AG of Maharashtra argues on the same and division bench records that hearing was on maintainability, admission and interim order. #SupremeCourt
The cases goes back to 2000 and concerns alleged irregularities relating to the issue of 12 crore equity shares in January 2000 by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) at a price of Rs. 75 per share to 38 allottee entities.
As per Regulation 11(1) of Takeover Regulations, RIL was obligated not to make additional acquisition of more than 5% of voting rights in any financial year unless it made a public announcement to acquire shares.
#SachinWaze custody with #NIA extended till April 9, 2021 in the case concerning explosive loaded SUV found outside #MukeshAmbani’s residence #antilia.
The Court has also directed #NIA to “give Waze medical aid and submit the report on April 9” in the application seeking medical attention for his supposedly critical heart condition.
Election Commission will notify the Rajya Sabha elections for 3 vacancies from Kerala (that will arise later this month on the retirement of the MPs) prior to the expiry of the term of these 3 MPs i.e. before April 21, 2021, #KeralaHighCourt told.
Adv Deepu Lal Mohan (for EC) says that the reason why HC was moved was because the earlier notification was kept in abeyance.
A revised election schedule will be issued. At this moment, it cannot be speculated when it will be scheduled, but it will be before April 21, he adds
Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan, for the petitioner, argues that the Election Commission must disclose why the initial date for the Rajya Sabha elections was reconsidered in the first place and what reference of the Law Ministry was involved.