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COVID Surge- "Shift Kashmiri Prisoners Back To Valley Jails, Consider Their Case For Parole": J&K HC Bar Association Requests Govt
Observing that many Kashmiri prisoners locked up in different jails outside Kashmir are contracting COVID, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHBA) yesterday urged the Govt. Of India and UT Of J&K administration to either shift Kashmiri detainees to the nearest jails in the Kashmir valley or release them on parole. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar...
Ex-MLA Amit Jogi Moves Chhattisgarh High Court Challenging Govt's 'Reservation In COVID Vaccination' Policy
Filing an application for intervention, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) President & Ex-MLA Amit Jogi has challenged Chhattisgarh Government's COVID-19 Vaccination policy before the Chhattisgarh High Court.This IA has been filed in the suo moto cognizance matter related to the tsunamic second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inadequacy in medical infrastructure to tackle...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Advertisement Promoting Alcoholic Drinks In National Capital
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking action against a beverage company for putting up hoardings for promotion of an alcoholic drink across the national capital. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh has issued notice to the Respondents including the Delhi Municipal Corporation and the company which goes by the...
'You Can't Tell Us Supreme Court Has Passed An Order, SC Alone Will Deal With It' : Delhi High Court Tells Centre's Counsel On Oxygen Issue
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to accept an argument made by the Centre that the High Court cannot deal with the issue of shortage of medical oxygen as Supreme Court has taken congiznace of the same."You can't tell us Supreme Court has passed an order and Supreme Court alone will deal with it. We all have to implement, and we are all duty bound", a bench led by Justice Vipin Sanghi...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act; Reads Down Sections 4, 7 and 10
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari however read down Sections 4, 7 and 10 of the Act."The dispensation envisaged under Section 6 of the impugned Act of 2016 is not intended to undermine the autonomy of the school Management in the matter of determination of ...
PIL To Allow Drug Firms To Sell Remdesivir In Domestic Markets: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To UOI, Pharma Companies
The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 3) issued notice to the Centre and various pharma majors asking them to respond to a PIL seeking that all drug firms involved in the making Remdesivir be allowed to sell it in the domestic market.The Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued the notice to the Health Ministry, Central Drugs Standard...
Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Appointed As The Acting Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has authorized Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, Member, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC India, to act as its Chairperson with effect from 25th April, 2021.Prior to his appointment as the Member, NHRC on 22 April, 2019, Justice Pant was a Judge of the Supreme Court of India from 13th August, 2014 to 29th August, 2017.Justice Prafulla Chandra...
Tamil Nadu's Advocate General Vijay Narayan Resigns
The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, Vijay Narayan has sent his resignation to Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (who submitted his resignation to Governor Banwari Lal Purohit today).Interestingly, the resignation was sent on May 1, a day before the declaration of the State Assembly election results, however, when he was asked as why he resigned even before the declaration of...
NDMA May Consider Laying Down Minimum Standards Of Relief To COVID Victims Under Disaster Management Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has suggested that the National Disaster Management Authority consider laying down minimum standards of the relief which is to be provided to victims of COVID19 pandemic.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat made this observation in the order passed in the suo moto case In Re Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services...
"District & Police Admin Failed To Discharge Their Duties": Jharkhand High Court Directs CID To Keep Strict Vigil On Black Marketing Of Life Saving Drugs
In a significant move, the Jharkhand High Court last week directed the State's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to keep strict vigil in black marketing of medicines and charging extra rate for Beds in hospitals, both in private as well as government. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing suo moto proceedings...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea For Enacting Law, Policies To Curb Child Begging, Protection Of Children On Streets
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking enactment of law or policies for the protection of rights of children on streets, for enacting law or policies to curb child begging and for making adequate arrangements of such children at child care institutes.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to...
'People Should Not Lose Lives' : Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Inform Status Of Oxygen Concentrators Awaiting Customs Clearance
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to inform the status of imported oxygen concentrators that are pending customs clearance. A division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli asked the Centre's Counsel about the status of these concentrators as of 12pm on Monday. The Court was hearing the matter concerning Covid 19 situation and supply of medical oxygen in...