Karnataka High Court Suggests Judicial Enquiry Into Death Of 24 Patients Allegedly Due To Oxygen Shortage

The Karnataka High Court has suggested that a judicial probe be conducted by a retired high court judge into the incident of May 4, where 24 people died at a Covid-19 treatment facility at Chamarajanagar allegedly due to oxygen shortage. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "The incident that happened at Chamarajanagar is very serious. Around...

In The Absence Of An Action Plan, The Healthcare System In Bihar Qua COVID Appears To Be Moving Aimlessly: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court on Monday (May 3) observed that in the absence of an action plan, the healthcare system in Bihar qua COVID-19 appeared to be moving aimlessly. The bench of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Mohit Kumar Shah was hearing the suo motu case concerning reported deficient healthcare facilities in the State to meet the challenges posed by the second...

No Scope For Adopting Either A Liberal Or A Narrow Approach In Construing Contractual Clause, Reiterates Supreme Court

In a judgment delivered on Monday, the Supreme Court reiterated the principles for interpretation of a contract."In seeking to construe a clause in a Contract, there is no scope for adopting either a liberal or a narrow approach, whatever that may mean. The exercise which has to be undertaken is to determine what the words used mean.", the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Vineet...

COVID-19: Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Report On Prison Conditions, Availability Of Medical Facilities For Inmates, Staff

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday (May 3) sought a response from the State Government regarding the state of prisoners amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma sought to know from the State Government, the following details: Number of jails in the State,The population of each jail in both...

"Project Has No Feature Of Essentiality Of Service To Public At Large": Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Suspension Of Central Vista Redevelopment Project

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking suspension of all kinds of construction activity in relation to the Central Vista Redevelopment Project in compliance of the orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority in wake of the covid 19 surge in the national capital.The petition moved by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi highlights that the construction of the...

Covid: Plea In Delhi High Court Seeking De-Congestion Of Delhi Prisons, Prays For Mandatory RTPCR Tests For Inmates

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to decongest Delhi Prisons in the wake of recent surge in Covid 19 cases in the national capital and also prays for mandatory RTPCR testing for prisoners and inmates of the jails.The petition has been filed by Advocates Kanhaiya Singhal and Rishabh Jain seeking benefit of Prisoners which are being held in the Central Jails...

Penalize BCCI With Rs 1000 Crores For Holding IPL During COVID : Plea In Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday agreed to consider a plea filed for cancellation of Indian Premier League 2021 keeping in mind the deaths & cases of coronavirus in India during the second COVID wave. The plea also seeks to penalize the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) with Rs 1000 crores for the "gross mismanagement and negligence" in holding IPL in the middle of COVID...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging GNCTD Amendment Act Giving More Powers To Delhi LG

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice in a plea challenging the vires of Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Act 2021 as being ultra vires Art. 13, 14, 19 and 239AA of the Constitution of India.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice in the plea and sought response of the Central Government. The plea shall now be heard on June...

Can A Person Who Lost Election Be Appointed As Chief Minister?

All India Trinamool Congress won the election to the legislature of West Bengal, while its leader Mamata Banerjee lost in Nandigram, where she contested. She is reportedly going to swear in as the Chief Minister of the state.Is there any legal or constitutional bar in a person who lost election becoming Chief Minister? This column attempts to discuss the law and precedents in this...

COVID-"Imperative That Front Line Workers Are Made To Work On Rotation Basis Or Else Health System Will Collapse ": Himachal Pradesh HC

"It is imperative that the front line workers are made to work on rotation basis or else the health system is likely to collapse with the sudden and drastic surge in Covid-19 cases" observed the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday while dismissing a plea of a doctor challenging his deputation to a Covid Make Shift Hospital. Calling it a "rather unfortunate case", a single judge...

Sharing Information Widely An Important Tool To Combat COVID : Supreme Court On SOS Calls In Social Media

The Supreme Court has sent a strong message that persons who are putting out public appeals for help in social media during the COVID-19 crisis cannot be targeted through arrests or coercive actions by saying that such messages are false or are tarnishing the national image."We do not hesitate in saying that such targeting shall not be condoned, and the Central Government and...

Movement Of Lawyers, Their Staff During Lockdown- "They May Apply For Passes Through Bar Associations": State Tells MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (May 3) disposed of a plea seeking permission regarding the movement of the junior/associate advocates and regularly employed clerks with the advocate's offices during COVID-19 Lockdown.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan ordered so noting the Government's submission that concerned advocates, their associate advocates,...