'Not Advisable To Seal Hospitals Amid COVID' : Supreme Court Protects Ahmedabad Hospitals From Coercive Actions

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed, as an interim measure, that buildings devoid of a building use certificate and an NOC from the fire department may continue to be used by hospitals and nursing homes in the state of Gujarat.The Court appreciated the submission made by SG Tushar Mehta, for the state, that amid the ongoing pandemic and the apprehension of a third wave, it would not be...

Supreme Court Adjourns Plea For Induction Of Foreign Medical Graduates In COVID Force To June 15

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to June 15 the hearing of two petitions seeking the induction of Foreign Medical Graduates in the healthcare workforce of the country to augment the ailing healthcare system. A vacation bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice MR Shah could not take up the petition today due to paucity of time. The cases are Association of MD Physicians...

Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case: Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Wrestler Sushil Kumar Till June 25

A Delhi Court on Friday extended till June 25 judicial custody of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Reliever Metropolitan Magistrate Reetika Jain pronounced the order after Sushil Kumar was produced before the Court on completion of his 9 days...

'Can't Decide Financial Relief' : Supreme Court Refuses To Pass Orders For Loan Moratorium Amid COVID Second Wave

Observing that the Court cannot pass directions for financial relief, the Supreme Court on Friday disposed of a writ petition which sought financial relief in the form of fresh loan moratorium, extension of time period under the restructuring scheme and temporary cease on the declaration of NPA by the financial banks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.A acation bench comprising...

Gram Panchayat Polls- "Evident That Mismanagement Was Flashed On Twitter By Him": Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail To Journalist

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted interim Bail to a Journalist and others who have been accused of trying to destroy the ballot box and firing during the Gram Panchayat Polls in Uttar Pradesh.The Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh observed that:"It is evident that mismanagement of the authorities was flash(ed) on twitter by the applicant No.1 who is the journalist and other applicant...

Once Superior Officer Approves Closure, It Isn't Open For Officer Inferior In Rank To Direct Re-Investigation Of Case: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recently ruled that once a superior officer of Police approves the closure of a case (as not admitted), it is not open to an officer who is inferior in rank to direct reinvestigation of the case.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar further added that if at all there was any scope for re-investigation of the case, the officer who is inferior in rank could...

'How Can Patients Be In Hands Of Doctors Who Haven't Cleared Exams?' : Supreme Court Rejects PG Medical Students' Plea To Waive Final Exams

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a prayer made in a petition filed by a group of Post Graduate medical students seeking the waiver of final exams in view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and MR Shah observed that the Court cannot pass orders for waiver of exams as it was an educational policy matter."They will be treating patients....

'Arbitrary' : Supreme Court Directs AIIMS To Postpone INI CET 2021 For One Month Due To COVID

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) to postpone the INI CET 2021 exam - which was scheduled on June 16 - by at least a month in view of the COVID-19 situation."Considering that the candidates have been rendering Covid duties far away from Centres chosen and inadequate time for preparation, we are of view that fixation of date on June 16th...

Bombay High Court Extends Life Of All Interim Orders Till July 9

The Bombay High Court on Friday further extended the life of all interim orders passed in Maharashtra and Goa till July 9 or until further orders in view of the second wave. (SUO MOTU PIL NO. 1 OF 2021). The matter taken up by a four-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justices AA Sayyed, SS Shinde and PB Varale is applicable to all interim orders subsisting on April...

"You Are Part Of Maharashtra Cadre For More Than 30Yrs, You Don't Have Confidence In Your Own Force?" Supreme Court To Parambir Singh -Courtroom Exchange

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by expelled Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh against the departmental inquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra Government.A Bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian granted liberty to the petitioner to withdraw the petition and raise his contentions before the Bombay High Court.The following...

'Traditions & Customs Have To Yield To The National Interest': Jammu & Kashmir High Court Declines Plea For Handing Over Covid Dead Bodies To Families

"Larger public interest always prevails over personal rights and the traditions and customs have to yield to the national interest especially in these unprecedented times," observed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court while refusing to pass directions for handing of over dead bodies of Covid-19 victims to their next of kin. A Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Vinod...

Students From Marginalized Sections In Govt. Schools Should Be Provided Quality Education At Par With Pvt. School Students: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the quality of education imparted in government schools and observed that students from marginalized sections and rural students studying in Government schools should be provided quality education on par with students studying in private schools.The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice T. V. Thamilselvi was presiding over...