Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Bar Council Of India and Faculty of Law, DU in Petition seeking Cancellation of Pending Exams

The Delhi High Court issued Notice on a petition filed by students of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi seeking cancellation of the pending 4th semester exams for final year students, and evaluation in alternative mode as per the UGC Guidelines dated 29.4.2020. The UGC guidelines issued last year allowed Universities across the country to evaluate students on a...

'Solitary Incident Not Justifiable Ground For Transfer': Calcutta High Court Tells CBI In Narada Case

A 5-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday continued its hearing in the Narada case, in which the CBI has sought to transfer the trial and to declare that the hearing in the trial court on May 17 - which led to bail being granted to four TMC leaders - was vitiated on account of mob pressure. Today, Justice Soumen Sen told the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for...

'Those Who Need It May Not Have The Ability To Pay For It': Supreme Court Slams Centre's Liberalized Policy Of Vaccination By Private Hospitals

The Supreme Court, in its order passed recently, criticized Liberalized Vaccination Policy of vaccination by private hospitals."The present system of allowing only digital registration and booking of appointment on CoWIN, coupled with the current scarcity of vaccines, will ultimately ensure that initially all vaccines, whether free or paid, are first availed by the economically...

"If Use Of 'Defective Ventilators' Results In Loss Of Life, Central Govt Will Have To Take The Responsibility" :Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) on Wednesday said the Central Government, which provided at least 133 of 150 'defective' ventilators to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at Aurangabad, will have to take responsibility if the ventilators cause any loss of life. Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Justice BU Debadwar were hearing their suo motu criminal PIL...

"It's A Defective Plaint, This Appears To Be A Media Publicity Suit" Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Juhi Chawla's Suit Against Roll-Out Of 5G

Delhi High Court has on Wednesday reserved its order on applications filed in Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla's suit against the roll-out of 5G telecommunication services in the country.The applications filed by plaintiffs were in relation to exemption from court fees and seeking permission to institute suit.A Bench of Justice Midha reserved the order after hearing...

'Digital Divide Will Have Serious Implications On Right To Equality & Health': Supreme Court On CoWIN Portal

The Supreme Court has flagged the digital divide afflicting the accessibility to the CoWIN portal in its latest order in the Suo Moto COVID case [In Re Essential Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic], stating that it could have serious implications on right to equality and right to health."A vaccination policy exclusively relying on a digital portal for...

Constitution Doesn't Envisage Courts To Be Silent Spectators When Executive Policies Infringe Citizens' Rights : SC In COVID Vaccine Case

While raising several questions at the Union Government's COVID vaccination policy and making a prima facie observation certain aspects of the policy are "arbitrary and irrational", the Supreme Court has taken efforts to clarify that it is not breaching the principle of separation of powers and that it is only performing a role envisaged by the Constitution."Our Constitution does not...

Plea For Live Streaming/ Reporting: Allahabad High Court Directs Its Counsel To Seek Complete Instructions; Posted For Tomorrow

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday inquired as to what steps have been taken for enabling live streaming of Court proceedings in terms of the directions issued by the Supreme Court in Swapnil Tripathi case. A Division Bench of Justices Pankaj Naqvi and Jayant Banerji directed Standing Counsel Ashish Mishra, appearing for the High Court administration, to seek complete instructions...

CM Advocate Welfare Policy: Delhi High Court Rejects NIACL's Demand For Additional Premium To 557 Advocates Not Forming Part Of Original List

Observing that the issue was created due to lack of proper verification of the Delhi Bar Council, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the demand of New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) demanding additional premium for 557 advocates who were not part of the original list of 29,007 advocates as there was no payment made to them.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Pratibha M...

"Organize Blood Donation Camps Adhering To Covid Norms, Furnish Information On E- Raktkosh Portal": MP HC Directs State Authorities

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Authorities including Director of Health Services, Director of Blood Banks and Additional Director of Health Services to organize blood donation camps district wise by adhering to covid protocols and also to furnish information of such camps in the E- RaktkoshPortal or any other media platform. A division bench comprising of Chief...

How Rs 35000 Crores Budget Allocation Spent For Vaccines?Why Can't It Be Used To Vaccinate 18-44 Years Group? SC Asks Centre

The Supreme Court has asked the Union Government to clarify how the sum of Rs 35,000 crores earmarked in the Union Budget for procuring vaccines have been spent so far.Further, the Court has asked why these funds cannot be used for giving free vaccination for those in the age group 18 to 44 years."The Union Budget for Financial Year 2021-2022 had earmarked Rs35000 crores for...

Juhi Chawla 5G Petition: Delhi High Court Warns Of Contempt Notice On Fanboy Singing Songs From Actor's Movies During The Hearing

Things took an ugly turn in the much-awaited hearing in Bollywood actor and environmentalist Juhi Chawla's petition against the roll-out of 5G telecom services in the country, when the virtual hearing was interrupted twice by a fanboy singing songs from the actor's movie during the hearing - prompting the court to issue contempt notice on the man.The virtual hearing before the Delhi High Court...