Declare Strike/Self Isolation Called By 'Contractual Health Employees Federation' As Illegal During Pandemic: Bihar Govt Moves Patna HC

Filing an Interlocutory application before the Patna High Court in a clutch of petitions concerning the COVID situation in the State, the state of Bihar on Thursday (May 13) sought the declaration of the strike/self-isolation called by the "Bihar State Contractual Health Employees Federation" as illegal during the pandemic period. Before a division bench comprising of Chief...

COVID-19- "This Is A War Like Situation, Additional Stretchers Should Be Procured For All Those Who Need Treatment": Madras High Court

Underlining that this is a war-like situation where treatment has to be afforded to all who need the same, the Madras High Court on Tuesday (May 13) directed that additional stretchers by government hospitals be procured to house patients in corridors and other places available. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy today again took up...

"He Is Alleging that The Attorney General For India Is Guilty Of Bench Fixing": Read The Courtroom Exchange In Char Dham Road Project Case

The Bench headed by Justice Vineet Saran has directed the Registry to place the papers before the Chief Justice of India for assignment of appropriate Bench to hear this matter.

Corpses Floating In Ganga : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Judicial Intervention, SIT Probe

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking its intervention into the incidence where about 100 corpses of persons who are suspected to have died of COVID were found floating in the river Ganga in Bihar and UP. The plea has sought direction for constitution of special investigating agency to supervise investigation of death of 100 of human being whose dead bodies have been...

P&H High Court Reviews COVID Situation In Haryana, Punjab & Chandigarh UT

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday asked the States of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh alongwith representative of Central Govt. regarding various issues arising due to Covid 19 pandemic.Beside other things relevant health issues like shortage of ventilators in Govt Hospital Chandigarh, wastage of vials of vaccine, over burdened ambulance facilities shortage of medical...

'District Judiciary Should Restrain From Passing Orders That May Bring Disrepute': Allahabad High Court Stays FIR Against CMO Running Covid Vaccination Service

The Allahabad High Court has stayed an FIR lodged against a Chief Medical Officer, who is running vaccination services, at the instance of a Judicial Officer, for allegedly issuing a false medical certificate. A Division Bench of Justices Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajit Singh has urged all the judges of the District Courts throughout the State of to be "more careful" and...

Why COVID Facilities Offered By Railways, Air Force Not Used?Karnataka High Court Asks State, BBMP

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to give an explanation as to why it did not take over Covid facility for the benefit of the general public offered by the Railways and Indian Air Force. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "Failure stares at the face when there are...

'At Least Fill Up Vacancies' : Bombay High Court Pulls Up State Govt Over Dearth Of Medical Staff In Prisons Amid COVID19

Hearing a suo motu PIL on the surge of Covid-19 cases among prison inmates and staff, the Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, pulled up the State officials on the shortage of medical and paramedical staff inside prisons. There are over 30,000 prisoners across 47 prisons in the State of Maharashtra, despite which one-third of the sanctioned posts for medical officers were lying...

State Should Compensate Families Of COVID Patients Who Died Of Oxygen Shortage, Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday put the state government to notice that on the next date it would consider the issue of granting compensation to the family members of the 24 people who died at a Covid hospital in Chamarajanagar due to shortage of supply of Oxygen. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said: "The State government will have to take...

Karnataka HC Staff Dies Of COVID Without Getting RT-PCR Result; High Court Directs Action Against Lab

A staff member of the Karnataka High Court died awaiting results of the RT-PCR test results, following which the Karnataka High Court on Thursday reiterated that the state government should direct and ensure that all laboratories make available test results within 24-hours.The Court has directed the State Government to initiate action against the concerned lab for not acting as per the...

Corpses Floating In Ganga: NHRC Seeks Response From Centre, Govt Of UP & Bihar

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Centre and the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over the viral news of corpses found floating in the river Ganga. The Commission has asked the Chief Secretaries of both the States and the Secretary, Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation), to file an...

P&H HC Seeks State's Response On Participation Of Corporate Houses For Providing Ambulances, Oxygen Beds, Ventilators To Govt Hospitals Under CSR

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday sought the response of States of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh to ask the corporate houses for their participation in fighting the covid 19 crisis by providing ambulances, oxygen beds, ventilators, CT Scan machines etc. to Government Hospitals. A division bench comprising of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh also asked the...