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Conditions Of Sex Workers In Covid- Gauhati HC Directs DLSA To Provide Immediate Rations To Identified Sex Workers, Family Members Struggling In Covid
The Gauhati High Court on Friday directed the District Legal Services Authority, Cachar to provide immediate ration to sex workers and their family members identified by Deputy Commissioner of the District.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice MR Pathak also directed the State Government to apprise the Court about how National AIDS Control Organization...
Legal Practitioner With 'Benchmark Disability' Having 7 Years Experience Can Apply For Appointment As Notary: Centre Amends Notary Rules
A legal practitioner with seven years experience who is 'a person with benchmark disability' can make an application for appointment as a notary.The Centre notified Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which inserts the following clause in Rule 3 of Notaries Rules, 1956.""(ac) a person with benchmark disability as defined in Clause (r) of Section 2 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,...
'He Needs Treatment' : Bombay High Court Orders Transfer Of Stan Swamy To Private Hospital From Prison
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to transfer ailing Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old tribal rights activist - to the Holy Family Hospital from Taloja Central Jail for treatment. He is accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgaar Parishad case. In an urgent hearing, a bench of justices SS Shinde and NR Borkar allowed Swamy hospitalisation and...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Directions To Centre To Form Uniform National Level Policy To Protects Legal And Fundamental Rights Of Orphans
While highlighting the economic and social hardship faced by orphans, a PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to Centre to prepare a uniform national level policy to deal with the legal and fundamental rights of the orphaned.According to the petitioner, the orphans have been overlooked and ignored and have been deprived of the rights which are conferred upon the...
Minorities Of Afghanistan, Pakistan & Bangladesh Residing In Certain Districts Can Apply For Indian Citizenship: Centre Issues Notification
The Central Government yesterday issued a notification making it possible for persons residing in certain districts who are belonging to minority communities in in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, to apply for Indian citizenship.Collectors of the districts of - (i) Morbi, Rajkot, Patan and Vadodara in the State of Gujarat ; (ii) Durg and Balodabazar in the State of Chhattisgarh ;...
Red Fort Violence Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Case Against Deep Sidhu And 15 Others Till June 17
A Delhi Court on Friday adjourned hearing in cognizance of Delhi Police's chargesheet filed against Deep Sidhu and 15 others till June 17 after observing that sanctions under few statutes including Arms Act, Epidemic Diseases Act etc were not received. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar adjourned the matter after hearing Inspector Pankaj Arora who informed the Court that...
Black Fungus Med 'Amphotericin B' Included In GST Exemptions List, Exemption To COVID Relief Items Extended Till August 31
In an important development, the Government of India has decided that the import of COVID-related relief items, even if purchased or meant for donating to Govt. or to any relief agency upon recommendation of State authority, will be Exempted from IGST till 31 Aug 2021.Amidst the rise in the number of black fungus cases among the patients who have recovered from COVID-19, Amphotericin B (which...
Kerala High Court Bids Farewell To Justices PV Asha, Sudheendra Kumar
The Kerala High Court on Friday witnessed the rare event of two judges retiring on the same day.Justices PV Asha and B Sudheendra Kumar had their last working day on Friday (May 28). Incidentally, both of them were classmates at Government Law College, Ernakulam. A reference was organized for their farewell, within limited audience considering the COVID-19 restrictions. The event...
Black Fungus: "Show Current Status On Imports Of Liposomal Amphotericin B": Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Augmentation Of Drugs
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to file a detailed current status of the imports of Liposomal Amphotericin B. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed the Centre to explain as to how the figure of 2 lakh 30 thousand was arrived at and whether there was availablity of the drug which was being imported.The development came...
Delhi High Court Notifies System Of Hearings For Ensuing Summer Vacation
The Delhi High Court today notified its system of hearing for the ensuing summer vacation from Jun 5 to Jul 2.Division and Single Judge benches of Justices Rekha Palli, Amit Bansal, Navin Chawla, Asha Menon, Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Jasmeet Singh, C Hari Shankar, Subramonium Prasad will be hearing urgent matters during the course of vacation.The circular notified through the Registrar...
"Requests For Mentioning Fresh Matters Be Made By Email Only": Supreme Court Issues Rules For Hearing Matters Of Extreme Urgency By Vacation Benches
Supreme Court has on Thursday notified that requests for mentioning of fresh matters before Vacation Benches is to be made only by email. The email has to address the email id mention.sc@sci.nic.in in the prescribed format.The direction has been issued as part of the circular dated May 27th, notifying rules and arrangements made to facilitate the hearing of matters of extreme urgency,...