Breaking: Apprehension Of Death On Account Of Covid19 Pandemic Is A Valid Ground For Grant Of Anticipatory Bail: Allahabad High Court

In a very important decision concerning the right to life of persons accused of committing a criminal offence, the Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that apprehension of death on account of reasons like the present pandemic is a valid ground for grant of anticipatory bail. The order has been passed by a Single Bench of Justice Siddharth in view the inadequate medical facilities...

Regularisation Of Court Mangers: Supreme Court Asks Kerala HC To Hear The Plea Expeditiously, Orders Status Quo On Fresh Appointment

While refusing to enter into merits of the plea by two Court Managers seeking regularisation in High Court, the Supreme Court has on Tuesday requested the Kerala High Court to take up the matter on the decided date May 21st 2021. A division Bench of Justice UU Lalit and Justice BR Gavai has directed that status quo as of today, be maintained till the matter is heard by the High Court...

Delhi HC Pulls Up JNU For Apathy In Responding To Requests Of Students And Teachers For COVID Care Facility Within Campus

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for not reacting with "swiftness and alacrity" as COVID cases continue to rise in a plea filed by students and teachers seeking a COVID care centre as well as oxygen production facilities to be set up within the campus.A Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh issued notice as well as a slew of directions,...

'This Is Contempt Of All Orders Passed By Us': High Court Raps Gujarat Govt. On Bharuch Covid Hospital Fire Incident That Claimed 18 Lives

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rapped the State authority for its failure to implement judicial orders for maintenance of fire safety norms at all hospitals, to avoid any untoward incident. In view of the recent Bharuch Hospital fire incident that claimed 18 human lives, a Division Bench comprising of Justices Bela Trivedi and Justice Bhargav D Karia said that it is contemptuous on...

'High Time Govt Opens Doors To Enable Capable Vaccine Manufacturers To Produce Vaccines': PIL In Kerala High Court Seeks Compulsory Licensing Of Covid Vaccines

The Kerala High Court has sought the response of Central Government on a petition that prays for the invocation of compulsory licensing to allow capable vaccine manufacturers to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines in the wake of the second wave of infections. A Division Bench of the High Court, comprising of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and MR Anitha sought the Centre's response upon...

[Char Dham Road Project] Centre Opposes Petitioner's Request For Adjournment, Supreme Court To Hear The Case On Friday

Centre Opposes Petitioner's Request For Adjournment Of Hearing By 3 Wks; Supreme Court Posts Matter For Friday

NIA Court Grants Permission To Jailed Anti- CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi To Take Oath As Legislator of Assam Assembly

Jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi, who is the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars, on Tuesday received permission from a special NIA court to take oath as legislator of Assam Assembly.Special NIA Judge Pranjal Das hearing a petition by Gogoi, the Raijor Dal chief, granted him the permission for taking oath as a legislator at the Assam Assembly complex."This is not a bail....

How State Will Give Second Dose? Karnataka High Court Rings Alarm Bells Over COVID Vaccine Shortage

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to place on record a road map by Thursday on how it proposes to provide vaccination to everyone in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "We direct the state government to place on record a road map showing how it is going to provide vaccine to beneficiaries, who...

Delhi Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Refuses To Grant Interim Relief To Navneet Kalra,

A Delhi Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief or protection against arrest in the anticipatory bail plea filed by businessman Navneet Kalra accused in connection to the oxygen concentrators hoarding case and sent the case to the District Judge for deciding jurisdiction of the matter.Additional Sessions Judge Sumit Dass was dealing with the jurisdictional aspect concerning...

Covid-19: Why Are You Not Invoking Essential Commodities Act To Regulate Prices Of Life Saving Drugs? Telangana High Court Asks Govt.

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday asked the State Government to explain as to why the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and/ or the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 are not being invoked for regulating prices of life saving drugs essential for treatment of Covid-19. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy has ordered...

Plea Seeking Setting Up Of 'COVID Drive-In Vaccination Centres' For Delhi: Delhi High Court Directs Govt To Treat It As Representation

Dealing with a plea seeking direction to Union of India and Delhi Government seeking conversion of open spaces for eg. vacant Stadiums and seeking a direction to the Government to set-up drive-in vaccination centres in Delhi, the Delhi High Court today disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea as representation.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel...

"You Cannot First Penalize People Just For Hiding Your Failures" Delhi Court To Prosecution In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case

"You cant first penalize people and then make a law. Can you make them guilty of offences which is no offence just to remain in good books? There is a vaccum. Just because of hiding your failures you can't run behind people. You can't create terror." Remarked a Delhi Court on Tuesday while reserving orders in the Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding case.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar...