Govts. Add Section 124A IPC As A Matter Of Course To Make The Case Serious,Non-Bailable: Mukul Rohatgi To Supreme Court In Raghu Rama Krishna Raju Case

The Supreme Court on Monday directed YSR Congress Party MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju to be medically examined by a board of three doctors of the Army Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana in the presence of a judicial officer to be nominated by the CJ of the Telangana High Court.It may be noted that the sitting MP has alleged custodial torture after he was arrested on Friday (May 14) on the charges...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Establishment Of Covid Centre With ICU, Ventilators For Public Prosecutors

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking establishment of covid care centre having atleast 100 beds with ICU and Ventilator facility for public prosecutors and staff of Delhi Prosecution Department and their family members.Aa division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice in the plea filed by one Dishank Dhawan stating that...

ADR Moves Supreme Court Seeking Independent Collegium For Appointment Of Election Commission Members

The Association for Democratic Reforms has moved the Supreme Court seeking constitution of an independent Selection Committee for appointment of members of the Election Commission. The petition filed though Advocate Prashant Bhushan states that the present process of appointing members to the Election Commission, solely by the executive, is incompatible with Article 324(2) of...

COVID-19- Examine If 'Feluda Testing' Could Be Employed In Places Where People Congregate: Delhi High Court To Govt

The Delhi High Court last week directed the Government of Delhi to examine whether the Feluda testing could be employed in places where people congregate, as its lab is mobile and the results can be generated in about 1.5 hours. The Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a clutch of petitions concerning the covid 19 situation in the...

'RTPCR Report Not Mandatory In Emergency Cases': Telangana High Court On Reports Of Pregnant Woman Dying Due To Denial Of Hospital Admission

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that the Government Hospitals should not insist on RT-PCR reports of patients who are brought in an emergency situation. The remarks were made by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy in view of reports of a pregnant woman, who died in an ambulance in Hyderabad on Friday, after being denied admission...

BREAKING : Supreme Court Directs Medical Examination Of Arrested YSRCP MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju At Army Hospital, Secunderabad

The Supreme Court on Monday directed that YSR Congress MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, who has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police in a sedition case over his critical remarks, be taken to Army Hospital, Secunderabad for medical examination with respect to allegations of custodial torture.A division bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai passed the order in a special leave...

'They Were Actually Helping People; No One Defrauded' : Delhi Police On Hoarding Allegations Against BV Srinivas, Gautam Gambhir Etc

The Delhi Police has found no evidence of hoarding of COVID drugs and relief materials against Congress leader BV Srinivas, BJP MP Gautam Gambhir and 7 other politicians in its preliminary investigation held so far.In the status report filed before the Delhi High Court, the Delhi Police has said that these persons were actually helping people in getting medical aid.The police has said that...

Kerala Bar Council Urges High Court To Defer E-Filing Rules Implementation Till Lawyers Are Consulted

"patently arbitrary and hasty manner in which the e-filing rules was notified ... is blatantly whimsical, abrasive and prejudicial, affecting the interest of the entire lawyer community of more than 40,000 lawyers in Kerala."

'Polling Officers Infected With Covid-19 During Election Duty Be Treated At Par With Covid Warriors': Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has observed that polling officers who have been infected with Covid-19 during the recent municipality elections in the State must be treated at par with Covid-warriors. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy said that the State must ensure that such polling officers are given adequate medical treatment and all such...

Kerala High Court Bar Expresses Concerns About E-Filing Rules; KHCAA Resolves To Abstain From E-Filing

Following the Kerala High Court's decision to implement e-filing upon the Court's reopening on Monday, May 17, advocate organisations of the Kerala High Court have raised concerns about the processes set in place. In a letter, Kerala High Court Advocates' Association dated May 12, the Association President Advocate Thomas Abraham has recommended reverting to the email filing system...

"Mandatorily Install CCTV Cameras In ICU, ICCU":IA Filed In Suo Moto Covid Matter Before Gujarat High Court

A plea has been moved in the Gujarat High Court seeking directions on the State and hospital authorities to mandatorily Install CCTV cameras in ICU and ICCU of hospitals to ensure complete transparency between the hospital authorities and the patients.The intervention application filed by on Shalin Bipinbhai Doshi and moved by Advocate Dr. Avinash Poddar further seeks directions to...

Plea In P&H High Court Seeking Protection Of Frontline Health Care Workers & Ensuring Legal Immunity Against Civil/Criminal Prosecution

Stressing that there is a need to protect the medical practitioners from frivolous and unjust prosecution, a Public Interest Litigation petition has moved Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking legal immunity against Civil/Criminal Prosecution for Medical practitioner and final year medical students.The PIL has been moved by one Ambika Yadav through Advocate Vipul Sachdeva and it has...