Covid Vaccination For Children: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Disclosure Of Clinical Trial Data, Stay On Vaccine Mandates

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court of India seeking disclosure of clinical trial data for the vaccines that are being administered to children in India and a stay on the coercive COVID-19 vaccine mandates introduced in various states and by private establishments for children in the age group 15-18 years.The application has been filed by Dr Jacob Puliyel, a former member of...

Police Expected To Be The Most Accessible, Interactive & Dynamic Organisation Of Any Society: Chhattisgarh High Court

Stressing that the Police are one of the most ubiquitous organisations of the society, the Chhattisgarh High Court recently observed that the police are expected to be the most accessible, interactive and dynamic organisation of any society. The Bench of Justice Rajani Dubey further emphasized that in an hour of need, danger, crisis, and difficulty, when a citizen does not know, what to...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges COVID Vaccine Mandates Of Delhi, MP, TN & Maharashtra

The applicant points out that while the Central Government has said that vaccination is voluntary, States have made it mandatory for some purposes.

De-Register Political Parties Which Fail To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents : PIL Before Supreme Court

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to de-register political parties which fail to publish details regarding criminal cases of its candidates. The Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has sought directions to the Election Commission of India to take steps to ensure that...

Mere Chance For Occupation Of Premises Via Licence Not Sufficient To Make One Necessary/ Proper Party In Appeal Between Licensor & Licensee: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that a mere possibility of an individual occupying the premises through a licence is not adequate to make them a necessary party or a proper party in an appeal pending between the licensor and the licensee.Observing so, Justice A. Badharudeen rejected the application filed by the petitioner to get impleaded as an additional respondent in the above appeal....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice To CBSE School On Students' Plea Alleging Irregularities In Class X Assessment

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a writ petition filed by class Xth passed out students alleging illegal action of St Xavier International School in the assessment of CBSE Class X exams.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar while issuing notice returnable on February 14, 2022 in their order said, "Issue notice. Counsel for petitioner submits that in...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To BJP MLA Nitesh Rane In Attempt To Murder Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday refused pre-arrest bail to BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, son of Union Minister Narayan Rane, in an attempt to murder case registered at Sindhudurg. Justice CV Bhadang had reserved orders on Rane's plea on Friday. Along with Rane, the court also refused pre-arrest bail to his co-accused Sandesh aka Gotya Swant. Accused Manish Dalvi was granted anticipatory...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State Gov's Response In Plea Seeking Establishment Of Special Courts Under NDPS Act In Compliance With SC Directions

The Calcutta High Court on Friday sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking the establishment of Special Courts which would deal exclusively with offences under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) pursuant to the directions issued by Supreme Court in the case of Thana Singh v. Central Bureau of Narcotics....

SC Orders Extending Period Of Limitation Applicable To Proceedings & Orders Passed Under Payment Of Gratuity Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that the extension of limitation by the Supreme Court would apply to decisions rendered by the Authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. While hearing an appeal filed against an order of the Appellate Authority which had dismissed an appeal filed by the Petitioner on the ground that the appeal was barred by limitation, Justice Pratibha M...

Virtual Hearing Problems Due To Lawyers Appearing Through Mobile Phones : CJI Expresses Unhappiness

CJI directed the Court Staff to tell lawyers to appear through laptops or desktop and not through mobile phones due to audio-visual problems.

Look Out Circular Curbs Right To Travel, Should Be Issued Only In Exceptional Circumstances & On Cogent Reasons: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the State was unjustified in restricting an individual's right to travel abroad by issuance of a Look Out Circular when it could not establish any evidence that the right would be 'detrimental to the economic interests of India'. Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a Writ Petition filed by a businessperson of garment manufacturing based in Delhi to quash...