Tag: Justice AM Khanwilkar

On Friday, the Supreme Court has refused to issue general directions to release undertrial prisoners due to COVID -19 stating that it is an issue to be considered by the Jurisdictional high courts.  Chief Justice SA Bodbe, justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hrishikesh Roy made these observations when they heard PIL by Activist Jagdeep chhokar

In this fourth phase of lockdown closure of courts has led scarcity or say  no source of income left for the Karnataka State Level Advocates Clerks, therefore Karnataka High Court has asked the state government that in what ways it can provide financial assistance to the Advocate Clerks. The division bench of CJ Abhay Oka

SC on Wednesday directed the central government to locate those private hospitals, where COVID-19 patients are treated at the free or at nominal rates. The court opined that if those private hospitals who have obtained their land either free or at penny expenses, then why can’t those hospitals provide treatment at nominal expenses or free?