Alleged Non-Admission Of Covid Patients By Private Hospitals Despite Insurance Cover: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response

The Gauhati High Court has sought response from the Assam Government on an application alleging denial of admission to Covid-19 patients by private hospitals in the State. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak heard Advocate A. Chamuah on behalf of Lawyers Association, Guwahati who alleged that in Assam, persons who are suffering...

Karnataka High Court Extends Deadline Given To Subordinate Courts For Cases Disposals By 3 Months

Due to the prevalent situation of Covid-19 in the state, the Karnataka High Court on Monday extended by three months the time bound schedule fixed for District and Trial courts to dispose of cases within a specified period. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "In many civil and criminal cases, the High Court of Karnataka has issued directions...

82-Years Old Covid-19 Patient Missing From Prayagraj Hospital: Family Moves Habeas Corpus Plea Before Allahabad High Court

A Habeas Corpus Writ Petition has been filed before Allahabad High Court seeking release of an 82 years old man from the custody of TB Sapru Hospital in Prayagraj, where he was admitted for treatment of Covid-19 but purportedly went missing.The petition has been filed by one Raul Yadav through Advocates Anuj Saxena and Prakash Sharma, seeking release of his father Ram Lal Yadav who has...

Protocol For Early Detection Of Black Fungus; Availability Of Medicines, Doctors At Goa Medical Colleges And Hospitals: Plea In Bombay High Court

A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court, bench at Goa seeking directions for formulating protocol for early detection of black fungus and also for making adequate arrangements for availability of its medicine, doctors and para medical staff at Goa Medical Colleges, Covid Health Centres and 21 Covid Hospitals to combat black fungus.The plea moved through Advocates Shivan desai,...

Expulsion From Knanaya Catholic Church For Marrying Outside Community Unconstitutional, Against Jesus's Teachings : Kerala Court

A civil court in Kerala has ruled that the practice of expelling a member from Knanaya Catholic Church for marrying outside the community is unconstitutional for being violative of right to marry under Article 21 and right to religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India.The Additional Sub Court at Kottayam held that the practice of compulsive endogamy in the church is in violation...

Whatsapp Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Traceability Clause Under New IT Rules As Violative Of Right To Privacy

Challenging new IT rules, Facebook owned platform Whatsapp has moved Delhi High Court challenging the "traceability" clause alleging that the aforesaid clause is violative of a person's right to privacy as enshrined in the Supreme Court judgment of KS Puttuswamy v. Union of India, reported Indian Express.In view of this, the plea prays for declaring the said requirement as unconstitutional...

Supreme Court's Vacation Benches For Hearing Urgent Cases From May 26 to June 2 Notified

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (May 25) notified the vacation benches which would be hearing urgent cases for the period from 26th May, 2021 to 2nd June, 2021 (Second part). The Chief Justice of India has nominated the following Division Benches for hearing extremely urgent miscellaneous matters during the Summer Vacation for the period from 26th May, 2021 to 2n June,...

No Hearing In Narada Case Today As Calcutta High Court Suspends Judicial Proceedings Citing 'Yaas' Cyclone

The crucial hearing in the Narada case related to the bail of four Trinamool Congress leaders arrested by the CBI will not take place in the Calcutta High Court today as the Court has suspended today's judicial proceedings in view of the 'Yaas' cyclone.A notice issued by the High Court said :"Keeping in view the report of the Meteorological Department on the cyclone 'Yaas', which is likely...

FB Post Against Smriti Irani- "Post May Promote Ill-Will/Hatred Between Different Communities": Allahabad High Court Denies Pre Arrest Bail To Professor

The contents of the post are indeed such which may in fact, promote or in all likelihood of promoting ill-will or hatred between different communities: Allahabad High Court

Faulty Investigation , Material Contradictions In Prosecutrix's Evidence: Read Goa Court's Reasons For Acquitting Tarun Tejpal In Rape Case

Observing that the Goa police "destroyed evidence" which could have exonerated former Tehelka Magazine editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal in the rape case against him, a Sessions Court in Mapusa, Goa, granted him the benefit of doubt. In the 527-page judgement made available on Tuesday, the court also said that there was no corroborative evidence to support the...

Breaking: Director-General CISF Subodh Kumar Jaiswal Appointed As New CBI Director

Director-General CISF Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)."The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has, based on the panel recommended by the Committee constituted as per Section 4A(1) of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, approved the appointment of Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS(Mh-1985) as Director-Central Bureau...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Custodial Torture Of Andhra MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition filed by the son of YSR Congress MP Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged custodial violence by the CID causing injuries to the MP. A Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai issued notice in the case K.Bharath Vs Union of India and...