Covid-19 Vaccines Not Available For Age Group 18-45: Allahabad High Court Directs State Counsel To Seek Instructions From UP Government

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Additional Chief Standing Counsel of Uttar Pradesh to seek instructions with respect to availability of Covid-19 vaccines in the state, especially with respect to the persons falling in age group of 18-45 The order has been passed by a Division Bench comprising of Justices Rajan Roy and Saurabh Lavania on a PIL filed by...

Narada Scam Case Hearing : CBI vs TMC MLAs - Live Updates From Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court is hearing the CBI's case against the bail granted to TMC leaders Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Souvan Chatterjee in the #NaradaScam case.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijeet Banerjee is hearing an application by CBI to transfer the bail applications from the Special CBI Court to the High Court, citing the "unprecedented...

Saket Gokhale Files Intervention In Supreme Court Suo Moto COVID19 Case For Impleading PM CARES Fund As Respondent

Activist Saket Gokhale has moved an intervention application in the Supreme Court suo moto case on Covid-19, urging that the PM CARES Fund be made a respondent in the case. He has submitted that PM CARES Fund has been an "important stakeholder" in the procurement and funding of essential supplies and services for the Covid-19 pandemic since last year, when the first...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Alleged Killings Of BJP Workers By TMC In Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for an SIT probe into the alleged killings of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at the hands of people belonging to Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) in wake of the post-poll violence in West Bengal.Filed by Advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, the plea seeks directions for disassociation of the West Bengal Government from investigation into...

Rajasthan High Court Summons Medical Report Of Asaram Bapu

The Rajasthan High Court has sought a report on the medical condition of Asaram Bapu, life convict in a sexual assault case, who is presently undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Jodhpur. A Division Bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Devendra Kachhawaha, hearing a petition for suspension of his sentence on medical grounds has summoned the latest medical report for its perusal on...

COVID Crisis- "Address Issue of Financial Assistance To Manipur": Manipur High Court To Centre;

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday (May 18) asked the Union of India to address the issue of providing adequate financial assistance to the State of Manipur to meet the crisis occasioned by the second wave of this pandemic. Noting that there is no machinery as on date to monitor the treatment of patients inside a hospital, A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Govt's Permission Given For Conducting Phase II, III Clinical Trials Of Covaxin In Age Group Of 2-18 Years

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in plea challenging the notification issued by the Central Government for conducting phase II and III clinical trials of covaxin in the age group of 2 to 18 years stating them to be "healthy volunteers". The plea also seeks directions on the State to criminally prosecute persons involved in the trials in the event of death or loss of life of any minor...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking 50 Lakh Ex-Gratia For Private Doctors Who Succumb To Covid-19

The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking ex-gratia payment of Rs. 50 Lacs to the families/ dependents of private doctors who succumb to Covid-19 infection. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma has fixed the case for hearing on July 7.The petition has been filed by the wife of a practicing Homeopathic doctor who succumbed to...

"Can't Equate Undertrials With Convicts": Uttarakhand Prisoner Moves Supreme Court Against State HPC's Decision

An undertrial prisoner from Uttarakhand has moved the Supreme Court averring that to equate undertrials with convicts is an incorrect way to consider the cases of prisoners on parole as quiet obvious an undertrial is presumed to be innocent till he is proven guilty by a trial court. The plea has been moved by one Anil Saini through Advocate Rishi Malhotra and it goes on to challenge...

Plea Moved In Rajasthan High Court Seeking Live Streaming Of Court Cases Related TO COVID Management In State

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been moved before the Rajasthan High Court praying that in matters concerning the COVID situation in the State of Rajasthan, the Court's proceedings be live-streamed on a platform easily accessible by the Public at large. The petition has been filed by Advocate Arpit Gupta further seeks direction on the Registry of the Rajasthan High Court...

"If Unrestricted Entry Into Goa Would Be Allowed, Medical Infra Would Collapse": Bombay HC Dismisses Govt's Request Seeking Entry Relaxations

The Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) on Tuesday (May 18) dismissed two application filed by the Government of Goa seeking vacation/modification of Court's order which directed the State to ensure that persons entering into the State possess a COVID negative certificate. The Bench of Justice M. S. Sonak and Justice M. S. Jawalkar had, on May 6, directed the Goa State Administration to...

'Ayurvedic Doctor At Prison Prescribed Allopathic Antipsychotic Drug' :Stan Swamy Tells Bombay High Court

Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old tribal rights activist accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad Case, is very unwell, according to a note submitted to the Bombay High Court seeking his immediate release on interim bail. The document is primarily based on Father Stan's friend, Father Joseph Xavier's conversation with him on May 14, where he complained of a cough, fever,...