"Today Is The 'Test Night', Ensure No One Dies Due To Lack Of Oxygen As It Is Violation Of Article 21": Bombay High Court To Goa Govt

Stressing that if a COVID positive patient dies due to the lack of Oxygen, it is an infringement of the right to life under Article 21, the Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) today observed that it is every state's responsibility to protect the lives of its citizens.Bench: We don't want that any newspaper reports tomorrow that these many people died yesterday. Let us focus on today's night...

Chamarajanagar Tragedy : Karnataka High Court Directs State To Consider Suggestions Made By Inquiry Panel On Oxygen Shortage

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to consider the suggestions made by the committee of Karnataka State Legal Service Authority, headed by retired judge A N Venugopal Gowda, in its fact finding report submitted to the court in relation to the incident of 24 people dying at a hospital in Chamarajanagar district due to shortage of Oxygen. The bench said "We...

SCBA Announces One Time Ex Gratia Of Rs. 25,000/- For Covid Affected Members; Upto 1L Additional Aid For Hospitalised Members

The Supreme Court Bar Association has decided to grant Rs. 25,000/- as one-time ex-gratia to its members who are diagnosed Covid-19 positive under the SCBA COVID-19 Grant Scheme 2021. The scheme shall be available for members who have been afflicted with the virus on or after March 1, 2021. Eligible members may send their application to: scbacovidgrant2021@gmail.com. Members will...

Officers With Cyber Expertise Should Probe Bed Allocation Scam, Says Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil to file a report of the investigation carried out in the two first information reports (FIR) filed to probe the alleged the scam related to allocation of hospital beds to COVID patients in Bangalore. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "It...

Door-to-Door Vaccination Could Have Saved Many Lives, Bombay High Court Tells Centre

The Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, observed that several lives could have been saved if the Centre had a door-to-door vaccination policy for the elderly and bed-ridden a few months ago. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni questioned the Centre's reluctance on the door-to-door inoculation issue after the Additional Socilitor General said the Union...

Kerala High Court Stays CBFC Certification Of Malayalam Film 'Aquarium' On Nun's Plea That It Offends Religious Sentiments

The Kerala High Court has stayed for two weeks the certification granted to Malayalam Film 'Aquarium' slated to be released on an Over-The-Top Platform (OTT) 'Saina Top Play'. A Bench of Justice PV Kunhikrishnan issued the stay order upon a petition by a nun, Sister Josia. "Hence, all further proceedings based on certification granted as per certificate dated... is stayed for a period...

COVID-19- "Extricate Every Single Drop Of Your Strength And Dedicate Yourself To The Protection Of Your Own People": Uttarakhand HC To State Govt.

Underling that under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it is the foremost duty of the State to protect the lives of the people, the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday (May 10) issued a slew of specific and general directions to the State Government regarding COVID management. The Court further pulled up the state government over its lack of preparedness to deal with the second...

Shocking Exercise Of Judicial Power: Supreme Court Stays MP HC Judgment Entertaining 3rd Writ Petition Against Termination After 20 Yrs

Calling it a "shocking exercise of judicial power", the Supreme Court has stayed the judgments of a Single Judge and Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court by which, entertaining a third writ petition against his termination instituted after 20 years, the reinstatement with full back wages of a Municipal Council employee was directed. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M....

"No Question Of Black Marketing When Government Has Not Fixed MRP": Navneet Kalra Submits, Delhi Court Reserves Order In His Anticipatory Bail Plea

A Delhi Court on Wednesday reserved orders in the anticipatory bail plea filed by businessman Navneet Kalra accused in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently.Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Garg reserved the orders for tomorrow after hearing Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa and Advocate Vineet Malhotra appearing for Kalra and Public...

Breaking: Supreme Court Advocate-On-Record Examination Postponed Due To COVID19

The Supreme Court has postponed the Advocate-on-Record Examination, which was scheduled to be held from 8th June to 13th, citing surge in the number of COVID19 cases in the Country.Fresh dates of the exam will be announced later.The last date for submission of application forms for the exam has also been extended to June 30, 2021 till 05: 00 P.M.The decision was taken by the Competent...

COVID Third Wave Possible : Karnataka High Court Directs State To Come Out With Action Plan

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to in two weeks time come out with an action plan and vision statement dealing with state of preparedness for dealing with third possible wave of Covid-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said : "Though during the last few days we have dealt with immediate measures to deal with...

Delhi Government Oscillates On 250-Covid Bed Facility In Indira Gandhi Hospital, High Court Seeks Detailed Affidavit

A day after the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government told the Delhi High Court upon being questioned, that it's got a 250-bed Covid facility ready in Indira Gandhi Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi, the government today informed the Court that the hospital is ready to offer 80 beds of which 8 are occupied.Yesterday the court had lashed out at the government for mistakenly informing it on Saturday...