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COVID Vaccination - Ensure That Elderly Citizens Are Not Made To Stand In Queues, Give Online Registrants Preference Over Walk-Ins : Bombay High Court
On Thursday, the Bombay High Court directed the State to ensure that citizens who have confirmed appointments through online registration are given preference to walk-in registrants at vaccination centres. The division bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni passed the order after Advocate Jamsheed Master informed the court that in certain places, vaccines...
Delhi Commission For Protection Of Child Rights Moves Supreme Court Against Exclusion Of Pregnant Women From COVID19 Vaccination Drive
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has moved the Supreme Court challenging Centre's decision to exclude pregnant women and lactating women from Covid-19 vaccination. The petition has been filed through Advocate Prateek K. Chadha.It is stated that the Government has failed to include this category of women within the ambit of vaccination groups despite...
'Oxygen Supply Still Doesn't Meet State's Requirements' : Karnataka HC Seeks Data On Procurement
The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to place on record the actual requirement of Oxygen from May 17 to May 24 in the state and the actual quantity of oxygen procured by it. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar issued the direction after the state government informed the court that the Government of India has allocated 1015 MT LMO...
Delhi Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Rejects Plea For Police Custody Of Navneet Kalra, Sends Him To 14 Days Judicial Custody
A Delhi Court on Thursday sent Navneet Kalra to 14days judicial custody who is accused in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently from the 'Khan Chacha' cafe under his ownership recently.Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Akansha Garg sent Kalra to judicial custody after Delhi Police's application seeking 5 days police custody remand for Kalra...
"Medical Education Policy Has to Be Re-looked, High Time For Policy Makers And Government To Apply Their Mind" Bombay High Court
Bombay High court has on Wednesday applauded the Mumbai Municipal Corporation's 'extraordinary vision' of establishing Medical colleges with Corporation hospitals stating that it has had a unique distinction and vision since ages. The Bench further stated that if the same pattern was used by other corporations and hospitals too, there would have been availability of...
'Don't Give False Hope To People That They'll Get Vaccine' : Karnataka HC Directs State To Inform Steps Taken To Procure Second Doses
Observing that the situation regarding vaccination in the State of Karnataka continues to be critical, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to place on record the steps it has taken to procure 7,04,050 doses of Covishield and 2,44,170 doses of Covaxin, to be given as second doses to people who are due as per timeline framed by body of experts. A...
'Instead Of People Chasing Vaccine, You Should Chase People' : Bombay High Court Seeks NEGVAC Policy On Door-to-Door Vaccination
The Bombay High Court granted the Central Government's Expert Committee time till June 1, 2021 to decide on a door-to-door policy to immunize elderly and disabled citizens who would not be able to visit vaccination centres. The bench added that if the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19's (NEGVAC) decision favours door-to-door vaccination, the Centre need not...
Senior Advocate Gopalakrishna Kurup Kerala's New Advocate General, Senior Advocate TA Shaji Director General of Prosecution
The newly-elected LDF Government in Kerala led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has decided to appoint Senior Advocate Gopalakrishna Kurup K as the new Advocate General of Kerala. He succeeds Senior Advocate CP Sudhakara Prasad, who tendered his resignation yesterday. The decision to appoint Senior Advocate Kurup was taken in today's cabinet meeting. Senior Advocate CP Sudhakara Prasad...
'In The Name Of Pandemic, We Can't Spoil Children's Future' : Bombay High Court Slams Decision To Cancel Maharashtra SSC Exams
The Bombay High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Maharashtra Government for its decision to cancel the Secondary School Certificate Examination for Class X. "In the name of pandemic, we can't spoil career and future of our children. The Framers of education policy should know that in the state. This isn't acceptable at all" Court orally said. A division bench...
PIL Filed Before Supreme Court Seeks Revival of PSUs Which Manufacture Vaccines To Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Shortage
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking revival of vaccine Public Sector Units (PSUs) to manufacture vaccines, including the ones for COVID-19.Directions are sought for the Central Government to revive the vaccine PSUs by ensuring issuance of production licenses for the GMP compliant units, utilize their full bulk production capabilities by placement of purchase...
COVID Management- Advocate General Will Respond To Each And Every Grievances Within Two Weeks: Jammu And Kashmir High Court
Dealing with a suo moto case registered for protecting the life of the citizens by ensuring adequate medical help both in terms of medical advice and life-supporting material amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday (May 20) directed the Lawyers to submit their suggestion to the Advocate General.The order has been passed by a Division Bench comprising of...