"Delhi Riots Gripped By Communal Frenzy, Reminiscent Of Carnage During Partition Days": Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To One

A Delhi Court recently denied anticipatory bail to one Siraj Ahmad Khan, accused for being a part of a riotous mob which attacked a young boy namely Raman, in connection with the Delhi riots that broke out in February last year after opining that such days were "reminiscent of carnage during the days of partition." Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav rejected the anticipatory bail...

Authorities Under Disaster Management Act Have No Power To Alter Fee Structure Of Private Schools: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the Statutory Authorities under the Disaster Management Act of 2005 have no power to deal with the subject of school fee structure of private unaided schools.The Act is not a panacea for all difficulties much less not concerning disaster management as such, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari observed.The court observed thus while...

Prepone Summer Vacations, Grant Interim Bail To Undertrials: High Court Bar Association, Allahabad Requests Acting CJ, Allahabad HC

In view of the recent surge in the COVID cases, the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad has written a letter to the Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, Sanjay Yadav asking him to consider preponing summer vacation so that the spread of COVID-19 may be contained.The letter also requests that ACJ to grant interim bail for at least 8 weeks to all the undertrials who are in jail...

PIL To Cap Price Of HRCT Tests For COVID : Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Government

The Delhi High Court today issued to the Delhi government on a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Government to cap the price of High-Resolution Computerized Tomography (HRCT) Test, which is used for detecting the presence and the severity of COVID-19 infection in the lungs of patients. A bench of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice and sought...

'RTPCR Rate Unilaterally Fixed, We Were Never Heard': Labs Move Kerala High Court Against State's 'Populist' Decision To Cap Rates At Rs 500

Ten Private Laboratories have moved the Kerala High Court against the decision of the Kerala Government slashing RTPCR rates to Rs 500 from Rs 1700. The petitioners, through a plea filed by Advocates Paul Jacob, Sheru Joseph and Adhil Haris, aver that they were never heard before the decision was announced over social media on the evening of April 29. Even after the decision was...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Delhi Govt Request For Armed Forces Support For Oxygen Supplies, COVID Facilities

The Delhi High Court has on Monday directed Centre to report instructions on action taken on communication made by Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for lending services of armed forces to set up Covid 19 facilities, oxygen supply, etc.A Division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli sought the instructions on the submissions made...

Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan Private Schools To Give 15% Deduction In Annual School Fees; No Student To Be Debarred For Non-Payment Of Fees

The Supreme Court has permitted the private unaided schools in Rajasthan to collect annual school fees from their students as fixed under the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act 2016, for the academic year 2019-­20.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, however, directed the schools to provide deduction of 15 per cent on that amount in lieu of...

Media Watchdog Of Sanctity Of Judicial Process; Reporting Of Hearing Builds Public Confidence : Supreme Court [Full Court Room Exchange In ECI Case]

The Supreme Court on Monday heard Election Commission of India's plea against the oral remarks made by Madras High Court that the ECI was "singularly responsible for COVID second wave" and that its officers "should probably be booked for murder".During the hearing, the Court said that it cannot stop media from reporting oral observations made by judges as discussions in a court hearing are...

'They Have Gone Beyond Their Call Of Duty' : Supreme Court Lauds Health Workers In COVID Battle; Highlights Issues Affecting Them

"We would wish to use this order to place on record our sincerest appreciation for all the public healthcare professionals – not just limited to the doctors, but also nurses, hospital staff, ambulance drivers, sanitation workers and crematorium workers", said the Supreme Court in its suo moto case In Re: Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic. A Bench...

Delhi's Oxygen Shortage Must Be Remedied Forthwith : Supreme Court Directs Centre To Rectify Supply Deficit

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to ensure that the deficit in Delhi's demand for 700 MT of oxygen per day is rectified on or before the midnight of May 3.The Order, which had been reserved on 30th April and released on May 2 night, records that existing allocation of oxygen for GNCTD remained at 490 MT/day, while the projected demand had increased by 133% to 700 MT/day,...

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Bar On Media For Reporting Mass Scale Deaths, Broadcasting Negative News In Wake Of Second Covid Wave

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking directions for evolving and enforcing the Code of Ethics/Regulations on the TV News Channels for reporting news articles of "sensitive nature" including reporting of mass scale deaths, sufferings by the people in the wake of second Covid wave and to restrain the broadcasters or TV channels from spreading negativity, sense of...

Supreme Court Stays Kerala High Court Judgment That Allowed Live-In Couple To Reclaim Their Surrendered Biological Child

The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgment that restored the custody of a surrendered child to his biological parents, a couple in a live-in relationship.Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari stayed the landmark ruling following an appeal preferred by a couple to whom the child had been surrendered.The couple in their plea asserts that the custody of...