"Provide Medical Facility To All Persons Suffering From Covid 19 In Delhi": Delhi High Court Directs Govt.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Government to provide medical facilities to all the persons suffering from covid 19 in the national capital. The Court also stated that patients requiring facilities with regards to hospitalization, medication or ICU with or without ventilator must be provided with the same.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice...

No Question Of Expunging Judges' Oral Remarks Which Are Not Part Of Judicial Record : Supreme Court In ECI Case

The Supreme Court has observed that there cannot arise a question of expunging oral remarks of judges, which are not part of judicial record.A division bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said so while disposing a petition filed by Election Commission of India against the oral remarks made by the Madras High Court that the ECI should probably be booked for murder for...

Ensure Prompt Supply Of COVID Vaccines To Prevent A Possible Third Wave : Madras High Court To Centre, Vaccine Companies

Taking up its own-motion petition relating to monitoring the COVID-19 response in the state of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, the Madras High Court on Thursday (May 6) made an appeal to the Centre and vaccine manufacturers to ensure prompt supply of vaccines to the state.The Court noted that State's allocation at present was 10.3 lakh units, out of which 7.65 lakh would be supplied by one of...

Frame Exhaustive Guidelines For Oxygen Supply And Management : Karnataka High Court Directs State Govt

The Karnataka High court has directed the State government to immediately come out with exhaustive guidelines for supply of Oxygen and Oxygen management in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar noted that "Draft has been placed by AAG, he candidly accepted that as of today there are no written guidelines available for supply of Oxygen and...

"Orders Passed By This Court Be Brought In Notice Of High Court": Supreme Court in Suraz India Trust Contempt Case

Supreme Court has on Thursday been informed by the State of Rajasthan that the High Court has issued an interim order in favour of Rajiv Dhaiya, chairperson of NGO Suraz India Trust granting a stay on his transfer by the government. A division Bench of Justice SK Kaul and Justice Hemant Gupta has directed that Orders passed by the top court be brought in notice of High Court, and if...

Bombay High Court Stays Evictions, Dispossessions & Demolitions Till June 30; Extends Interim Orders Till Then

The Bombay High Court unconditionally extended all interim orders till June 30, 2021, or until further orders, unless specifically dealt with by a judicial order to the contrary due to the pandemic's second wave. (SUO MOTU PIL NO. 1 OF 2021) The extension applies to Bombay High Court at its Principal Seat in Mumbai, Benches at Nagpur and Aurangabad, the High Court of Bombay at Goa,...

'Citizens Have Right To Know What Transpires In Judicial Proceedings' : Supreme Court Upholds Media's Freedom To Report Court Hearings

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the freedom of media to report the oral observations and discussions made by judges and lawyers during a court proceeding.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah held that freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) extends to reporting judicial proceedings as well(Case :Election Commission of India v...

Take Immediate Steps By Tomorrow To Ensure Adequate Oxygen For Tamil Nadu : Madras High Court Directs Centre

Taking note of inadequate liquid medical oxygen supply in Tamil Nadu, forcing the State Government to fall back on reserves, the Madras High Court on Thursday made an appeal to the Centre for equitable distribution of resources to all the states, and ensure that lives are not lost for want of Oxygen. Senior Advocate P Wilson urged a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice...

'Virtually Impossible To Get First Dose Of Vaccine In State Due To Shortage' : Karnataka High Court Asks Centre To Consider State's Critical Situation

Observing that "virtually it impossible in the state for citizens to get their first dose of vaccination unless they fall in the category of health care worker and frontline worker," the Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State government to submit a requisition to the Central government for making available vaccine doses. The Centre has been directed to decide on the...

BREAKING : Centre Moves Supreme Court Challenging Karnataka High Court Direction To Increase Daily Oxygen Quota For Karnataka As 1200 MT

The Central Government has approached the Supreme Court challenging an order passed by the Karnataka High Court yesterday(May 5) directing the Centre to increase the daily liquid medical oxygen allocation for Karnataka as 1200 MT.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the Special Leave Petition filed against the High Court order before a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud today, while...

Bombay High Court Denies Interim Relief To Anil Deshmukh On His Plea Against CBI FIR

The Bombay High Court has granted liberty to the State of Maharashtra and former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to approach the vacation bench in case they want to seek urgent interim reliefs in the FIR lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation pertaining to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's corruption allegations.Deshmukh and the Additional Chief Secretary (Home)...

IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla's Statement To Be Video Recorded In Hyderabad, No Arrest Till The Next Date-Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has allowed a team of Mumbai Police to video record senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla's statement in Hyderabad, where she is posted as ADG CRPF. The Maharashtra government informed the court that they would not arrest her till the next date. Shukla's statement will be recorded in connection with an FIR against unknown persons for leaking sensitive documents...