Services Rendered By Doctors In Lieu Of Fees Fall Under Consumer Protection Act, 2019: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently held that services performed by healthcare service providers in lieu of fees/charges would fall within the purview of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (2019 Act). A Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and G.S Kulkarni observed, "We, therefore, hold that mere repeal of the 1986 Act by the 2019 Act, without anything more, would not result in...

Physical Hearings Happened For 70 Years, No Harm If We Go Back To It: Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Continuance Of Virtual Courts

The Supreme Court of India today agreed to hear a clutch of pleas filed before it seeking continuance of virtual court and hybrid mode, in December 2021.The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Mr. Sidharth Luthra before the Bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Abhay S. Oka, who queried Mr. Luthra in a lighter vein that effectively the Writ Petitions are infructuous with...

Delhi High Court Allows Early Hearing Of Sanjay Hegde's Plea Concerning Twitter Account Suspension Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed early hearing of the filed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde in the case pertaining to suspension of his Twitter account. Justice Rekha Palli has now posted the matter for hearing on January 10, 2022. During the course of hearing today, while Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta appeared for Hegde, Advocate Sarang Jain appeared on behalf of Twitter. Jain...

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Consider As Representation Plea Against Artificial Insemination In Animals

The Delhi High Court today disposed of a PIL seeking to restrain 'Artificial Insemination' in animals and directed the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries to consider the plea as representation.Veterinary Council of India, Animal Welfare Board of India, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, etc. are other respondents in the matter.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel...

West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Directs CBI, SIT To File Additional Status Reports By December 23

The Calcutta High Court on Monday took on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Court to investigate cases other than murder, rape and crimes against women that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19 had also directed the Central Bureau...

[BREAKING] Lakhmipur Kheri Case Probe "Not Going The Way We Expected" : Supreme Court Mulls Appointing Retired HC Judge To Monitor

The bench said that it was of prima facie view that attempts are being made to give benefit to one particular accused in the case.

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence- Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court will continue hearing today the PIL on the #Lakhmipurkheri incident.The Supreme Court had on 26th October directed the State of UP to provide protection to the witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence. The Court also directed the State of UP to ensure that the statements of relevant witnesses are recorded by the Judicial Magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC. The court had...

Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response To PIL Seeking Enforcement Of Provisions To Assist Victim Women

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Central Government in a writ petition seeking proper implementation of the mandatory provisions of Chapter Ill, of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, for appointment and functioning of Protection Officers and Service Providers and effective establishment of Shelter Homes for the protection of victims of domestic violence...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Allahabad High Court's Order For CBI Probe Into A 'Custodial Death' Case

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with an order of the Allahabad High Court transferring the probe into the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man (from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Bench of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Aniruddha Bose dismissed the plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh authorities against the High Court's September...

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To 'The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan And Ismat Ara In FIR Over Report On Farm Law Protestor's Death

The Allahabad High Court recently granted interim protection from arrest to The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter Ismat Ara in connection with a case registered against them for tweeting a report on the death of a protester in New Delhi during the Republic Day incidents as it allegedly "mislead people".The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice...

Assurance By Chief Minister, Ruling Party Or Even By The Governor Doesn't Become Law Of The Land: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has recently observed that the assurance given by some Ruling Party or by the Chief Minister or even by His Excellency the Governor does not become the law of the land.The assertion came from the bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A.Rajasheker Reddy while dismissing a clutch of petitions seeking retrospective implementation of the State...

Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt To Take Steps For Expeditious Examination Of Viscera Samples To Avoid Delay In Probes

Observing that there is no proper mechanism in place for expeditious examination of viscera samples, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to take up the issue for expeditious examination of viscera samples to help the Investigating Agency. Essentially, the Bench of Justice Samit Gopal was hearing a bail application filed by one Tahir Khan of Jhansi district in...