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Restrictions On Unvaccinated Persons : Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response To Plea Challenging Govt Order
The Kerala High Court on Monday sought the response of the State regarding a clause in its latest Government Order which restricts persons who have not taken COVID vaccination from going to shops and other public places.Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar while noting that the unvaccinated petitioner resides alone and has no one in his residence to help with his daily grocery shopping, posted the...
"Utterly Meaningless Petition': Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Resume Physical Functioning, Opening Of Lawyers Chambers
Calling it an utterly meaningless petition filed by an uninformed lawyer, the Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking resumption of physical hearings and opening up of lawyers chambers in Madurai bench.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice S Ananthi ordered thus:"Some form of physical hearing is possible upon permission being obtained. As far...
"India A Secular Country" Madras HC Rejects Plea To Bar CM MK Stalin From Heading A Committee Unless He Takes Pledge Before Hindu God
Emphasizing that India is a Secular Country and that secularism implies tolerance for other religions, the Madras High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea which urged to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin from heading an advisory committee unless he took a pledge before a Hindu god.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu...
COVID-Supreme Court Directs Centre To Place On Record The Final Report Of National Task Force On Scientific Allocation Of Liquid Oxygen
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union of India to place on record the final report of the National Task Force appointed by it to formulate a methodology for scientific allocation of liquid medical oxygen to all the states/UTs amid the COVID 2nd wave together with an 'Action Taken Report' indicating the steps which have been taken to implement the report of the NTF.The bench of...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Disclosure Of Clinical Trial & Efficacy Data Of COVID Vaccines; Refuses To Halt Compulsory Vaccination Mandate
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) seeking public disclosure of clinical trial data and post vaccination efficacy data of COVID vaccines, as is required by International medical norms, and to stop the coercive mandate issued by various governments for vaccination.The Court issued notice to the Union of India, the Indian Council of Medical...
'Illegal Selection Process': Supreme Court Directs Kerala University To Appoint Candidate Who Was Denied Lecturer Post 14 Years Ago
The Supreme Court directed Kerala University to appoint a candidate who was illegally denied the post of Lecturer in Department Of Education in the selection process held 14 years ago.The bench of Justices KM Joseph and S. Ravindra Bhat clarified that Bindu TV, the candidate will not be entitled to arrears of salary. Instead she will be entitled to notional fixation and fitment in her grade...
Patna High Court Directs Demolition of Waqf Bhawan Constructed Close to the High Court Building by a 4:1 Judgement
The Patna High Court, by a 4:1 judgement, has directed the demolition of a structure being constructed close to the northern side of the newly inaugurated Centenary Building of the High Court. As per the directions of the Chief Justice of the High Court, the matter was registered as public interest litigation, posted before a five-judge special bench consisting of Justice Ashwani Kumar...
Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Direct State Boards To Refund Exam Fee For Cancelled Class 10, 12 Exams
The Supreme Court has refused to direct state boards to refund the exam fee collected from students in respect of the Class 10, 12 exams which were cancelled on account of COVID-19.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari rejected the prayer saying that the issue does not "merit consideration".The bench approved the stand taken by state boards about their inability...
CBSE, CISCE Inform Supreme Court About Schedule For Improvement, Compartment, Private, Patrachar Exams; Results By September End
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) have informed the Supreme Court about the schedule for their improvement, compartment, private and patrachar examinations.The schedule indicated by I.C.S.E in its affidavit reads thus:-"The following schedule for the afore stated "Improvement Examinations" will...
Delhi High Court 'Amazed' At ITBP Personnels' Plea For Redeployment In Afghanistan; Dismisses Plea Saying 'No Vested Right'
The Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions filed by 30 Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel seeking redeployment in Afghanistan, which is now under a threat of recapture by Taliban militants, after observing that they have no vested right to be deployed there.A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Amit Bansal also observed that matters pertaining...