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COVID Situation In Assam Tea Gardens: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response Of Assam Govt On Slew Of Issues
Dealing with a bunch of PILs relating to the present situation under the Covid-19 pandemic in the Tea Gardens of Assam, the Gauhati High Court on Monday (May 24) sought the response of the Assam Government on a slew of issues.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak directed the state government to file a counter-affidavit to show as to the test being done...
'Van Gujjars' Forced To Survive In Conditions Below Animal Existence: Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt To Provide Them Food, House, Medicines Etc
Observing that Van Gujjars families are forced to live in open tents, in an open field, under the open sky, the Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday (May 25) prima facie ruled that the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India of Van Gujjars families was being violated by the respondents.[About Van Gujjars: "Van Gujjars" are the largest forest-dwelling community...
Why No Single FIR Registered For COVID Norms Violation During Amit Shah's Rally? Karnataka High Court Pulls Up Police
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Police Commissioner of Belagavi for not registering even a single FIR over the violation of COVID protocols of wearing masks and maintaining social distancing during a rally led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Belagavi on January 17.Earlier, on March 12, the High Court had prima facie held that there was violation of the rules...
Breaking: Goa Govt. Moves Bombay High Court Challenging Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case
The Goa government on Tuesday challenged the acquittal by a sessions court of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case in the Bombay High Court.On May 21, a sessions court in Goa had acquitted Tejpal of the charge of sexually assaulting a former woman colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in the state in 2013.Goa Advocate General Devidas Pangam told PTI...
Take Immediate Action Against Errant E-commerce Dealers Selling Non-Essentials : Bombay High Court To State
The Bombay High Court has asked the State to take immediate action against e-commerce dealers supplying non-essential items during the lockdown despite the Maharashtra Government's clear orders against it. A vacation bench of Justices Ramesh Dhanuka and Madhav Jamdar also sought to know the State's steps against such errant dealers, till now. On Monday, the court heard a petition...
'You Should Be In Jail For Sometime' : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Bail Plea Of Cop Accused In Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant urgent listing for a petition filed by a Tamil Nadu police officer, who has been chargesheeted as an accused by the CBI in the Jayaraj-Bennix case, in which a father-son duo were brutally murdered in police custody last year.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai was considering the bail plea filed by P Raghu Ganesh, who...
Reconsider Vaccination Policy's Efficacy, Consider Procuring Vaccine Doses From Outside India Rather Than Asking States To Do So: MP High Court To Centre
Noting that Madhya Pradesh has not received even half of the promised quantity of the vaccination doses for the month of May 2021, the Madhya Pradesh High Court asked the Central Government: "To take upon itself the responsibility of providing required number of vaccination doses to the State by setting up more and more units in all the States with required licence from the...
Policy On Ration For Poor: Delhi High Court Seeks Expeditious Finalizing Of Policy By Delhi Govt
Hearing a plea seeking general and specific directions for the providing of ration through the lockdown to poor families not having Ration Cards, the Delhi High Court today remarked that it hopes the Delhi government would expeditiously finalise its policy for providing ration to poor people.The court has issued notice and sought reply of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the Delhi...
Did Chief Minister's Son Travel To Mysore District For Temple Puja During Lockdown? Karnataka High Court Asks State
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to respond to the alleged incident of the son of the Chief Minister of Karnataka, BY Vijendra and his family members, visiting the district of Mysore from another district and conducting pooja in the Nanjundeshwara temple on May 18. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the...
"Steps Taken By GNCTD, Municipal Corporations Have Taken A Back Seat": Delhi HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Mosquito Infestation, Rise Of Vector Borne Diseases Amid Covid
The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo moto cognizance of the issue of mosquito infestation and the rise of vector borne diseases amid covid 19 pandemic after observing that the steps taken by the Delhi Government and Municipal Corporations of Delhi have taken a "back seat" in tackling the spread of Dengue and Chikungunya viruses. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and...
No E-Pass Mandatory For Advocates For Movement In Delhi On Production Of Valid I-Cards
A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court today directed that "no authority shall stop any advocate in the NCT of Delhi" from movement during the curfew period without an e-pass, "if he/she produces a valid identity card" proving that he/she is an advocate.Directing thus, the court disposed of a petition which was praying for the Delhi Police to comply with the Delhi Disaster...
'We Don't Feel Our District Judiciary Is That Weak To Be Influenced By Mob' : Supreme Court Tells CBI In Narada Case
While hearing the CBI's appeal in the Narada case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it did not consider the district judiciary to be that weak to be influenced by mob pressure.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai made this observation in response to the argument made by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the entire proceedings of Special CBI Court, Kolkata,...