Include NEET PG Aspirants, Trained Nursing Students In COVID Force; Incentivize Them With Grace Marks : Suggests Supreme Court

"There is no way today that we have the number of health professionals in our medical infrastructure to be able to meet the ongoing second surge and a potential third wave. No country in the world can meet such a demand. And India does not have such a quantum of human resources", observed Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and Justice M.R. Shah was...

Take Over 50% Beds From Private Hospitals : Kerala High Court Suggests

"When the public is putting all their life savings (for treatment), the private hospitals can also sacrifice...This situation will continue only for a few months more", Justice Ramachandran expressed, on a note of optimism.

Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme Permits Grant Of Compensation In Case Of Custodial Deaths: DSLSA Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to expeditiously process the application for compensation made by the widow of an alleged thief, who died in judicial custody. On being informed that the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme, 2018 permits the grant of compensation in case of custodial deaths, a Single Bench of Justice Pratibha M....

Allahabad High Court Advances Summer Vacation, To Remain Closed From May 10 To June 4

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued a notice, preponing the summer vacation of the High Court and the Subordinate Courts. The vacation period, earlier scheduled from June 1 till June 30, 2021 has been advanced to begin from May 10 until June 4, 2021. The Court has ordered, "Summer Vacation in the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad as well as its Lucknow Bench and...

Covid-19: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Issues Directions For Vaccination Of Lawyers; Financial Assistance

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the UT administration to ensure that lawyers in the age group of above 45 years are vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, within a week. The Court has further ordered that lawyers in the age-group 18-45 should be given priority and should be vaccinated within two weeks after registering on the COWIN app. The order has been passed by...

Parliamentary Committee, Minister & AG Said 102nd Constitutional Amendment Won't Affect States' Power To Identify SEBCs; Supreme Court Holds Otherwise

An interesting aspect of the Supreme Court judgment in Maratha Quota case is its interpretation of 102nd Constitutional Amendment.The petitioners challenged the Amendment on the ground that it violated the federal structure by denuding the power of states to identify Socially and Economically Backward Classes. The Centre, through Attorney General, defended the Amendment contending that...

Armed Forces Cannot Set Up Field Hospitals, Cannot Aid Civil Administration In These Times: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the Armed Forces cannot set up Field Hospitals and bring in the Army to aid the Civil Administration in these times. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli was apprised about the development by ASG Chetan Sharma who had received instructions with regards to requisition of the Armed Forces...

Steps Taken By Govt. To Break The Chain 'Not Enough': Gujarat High Court Calls For Further Restrictions To Curb COVID Spread

Hearing the suo motu proceedings initiated by it to take stock of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state of Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (May 4) observed that with regard to the breaking of chain of the spread of the virus, the steps taken by the State Government weren't enough. A Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav D Karia...

Alteration Of Content Of State Legislative Power In An Oblique & Peripheral Manner Would Not Constitute A Violation Of Basic Structure: Supreme Court

To uphold the 102nd Constitutional Amendment, the Supreme Court held that alteration of the content of state legislative power in an oblique and peripheral manner would not constitute a violation of the concept of federalism or basic structure of the Constitution.The majority judgment authored by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat ( with whom Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta agreed with on...

Employees Of District Rural Development Agency Not Govt Employees But Rules For Compassionate Appointment Are Applicable To Them: Allahabad High Court [FB]

A Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that the provisions of compassionate appointment as contained under the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servant Dying in 36 Harness Rules, 1974 are applicable upon employees of the District Rural Development Agency. A Full Bench of Justices Ramesh Sinha, Chandra Dhari Singh and Manish Mathur held thus in view of paragraph...

Encourage Tihar Jail Inmates To Get Vaccinated, Extend Daily Calling Facilities, Allow E-Mulaqats: Delhi High Court Issues Directions

Dealing with a petition filed by under-trial prisoners, currently locked in the Central Jail-6 Tihar, seeking certain directions for the provision of certain facilities in the jail, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 5) issued a slew of directions. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh had, on Monday, sought response of the Government on the issues of tele-calling facilities...

COVID19: Oxygen Supply To Delhi: Supreme Court Hearing- Live-Updates

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud resumes hearing the Delhi Oxygen shortage/supply matter.Central Government to place today a comprehensive plan before Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, indicating the manner in which the direction for the allocation of 700 MT of LMO to Delhi shall be complied with....