COVID- Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Declaration Of Medicines, Medical Equipment As Essential Commodities, Setting Up Of Special Fast Track Courts

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking directions on the Delhi Government to issue notification regarding covid medicines and medical equipments including oxygen cylinders and Concentrators under sec. 3 of the Essential Commodities Act in order to curb instances of hoarding. The plea also prays for setting up of fast track special court for...

Consider Applications Seeking Permits For Motorcycle Taxis Within 2 Months, Karnataka High Court Directs State

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to in two months time consider and decide on the representation made for grant of permits for running a motorcycle taxi service in the state. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice J H Kazi issued the direction while disposing of an appeal filed by ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd. The petitioners had contended that...

Delhi Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Refuses To Grant Stay On Coercive Action Against Businessman Navneet Kalra

A Delhi Court on Monday refused to grant stay on coercive action against businessman Navneet Kalra in the anticipatory bail application moved by him in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police last week.While adjourning the bail plea for tomorrow, the Special Judge asked the Delhi Police to file a reply in the matter.Kalra had sought interim relief...

Youth Bar Association Of India Moves Supreme Court Seeking Door-To-Door Vaccination Of Vulnerable Sections Of Society

The Youth Bar Association of India has moved the Supreme Court seeking for directions for appropriate measures to be taken for the provision of door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all the citizens residing in India, particularly the elderly, differently abled, less privileged, weaker sections, and those who are unable to register online for their vaccination.The petition on behalf of...

Delhi High Court Directs AAP MLA Imran Hussain To File Documents In Support Of His Claims On Alleged Oxygen Hoarding Case

A division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court has directed AAP Cabinet Minister Imran Hussain to file documents in support of his claim, on a plea alleging hoarding and distribution of oxygen cylinders by the leader from his office at Ballimaran in New Delhi.The court had earlier directed the MLA to file his response on the matter and asked him to be...

COVID- Submit Details Regarding Facilities, Medicines, Infrastructure & Vaccination Drive: Calcutta High Court To WB Govt

The Calcutta High Court on Monday (May 10) directed the State Government to file an affidavit disclosing the exact state of affairs as well as the facilities, medicines, infrastructure, and the vaccination drive already started within the State.The Bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Shampa Sarkar was hearing a plea filed in connection with the surge in the Covid19 cases within the...

Counter-Productive To Exercise Powers Under Patents Act Over COVID Vaccines, Drugs At This Stage, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it is not in favour of exercising powers under the Patents Act, such as compulsory licensing or government authorization, over COVID-19 vaccines and medicines at this stage.In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Central Government has said that it is engaging in diplomatic level talks with other nations for procurement of vaccines and...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Directions To Safeguard Interest Of Children Orphaned Due To Covid Pandemic

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking direction to Union of India, Government of NCT Delhi to safeguard the interest of the children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 and who do not have anyone else to take care of them and face the risk of being trafficked.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to...

Civil Society Organizations, Lawyers & Academicians Write To MP High Court Chief Justice For De-Congestion Of Prisons

A group of 27 civil society organisations, lawyers, academics and journalists have written a letter to the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court requesting immediate decongestion of prisons of the state in the light of second wave of Covid19. The letter is signed by 10 human rights organization and 17 eminent academicians, lawyers and journalists including Advocate Apar...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-64]

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"Acute Medical Crisis In Himachal Pradesh, COVID Has affected Urban As Well As Rural Areas": HP High Court Issues Directions

Given the fact that the State has witnessed a drastic surge in the Covid-19 positive cases and the fatality in the State are highest in the Country, the Himachal Pradesh High Court last week expanded the scope of a plea to the entire State regarding COVID Management The Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia was dealing with a plea filed in...

Supreme Court Adjourns Suo Moto COVID-19 Case To May 13 Due To Technical Glitches

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to Thursday the suo moto case pertaining to COVID-19 related issues in the country due to the Control Room server being down. A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat had assembled at 11 AM. However, due to connectivity issues, the Bench was disconnected from the proceedings. After a period of 45 minutes, Amicus Curiae...