"You Are Not A Doctor, Medical Student or A Scientist": Supreme Court Dismisses With Cost Plea Seeking Directions For Covid Treatment And Tests

Supreme Court has on Monday dismissed with costs, a plea filed seeking directions regarding tests and treatment to be conducted for treatment of covid. The Court also pulled up the petitioner, a commerce graduate for filing a petition without any knowledge on the subject. A three-judge Bench led by CJI Ramana called the petition 'frivolous', and imposed a cost of Rs 1000. The Court...

Don't Clampdown On Citizens' SOS Calls For Medical Help Through Social Media :Supreme Court Warns Of Contempt Action Against States, Police

There should not be any coercive action against any citizen for putting out an SOS call on social media seeking medical help for COVID, said the Supreme Court on Friday.The Court strictly said that contempt action will be taken against police officers who clampdown on citizens who ventilate their grievances with respect to COVID in public platforms."If citizens communicate their grievance...

Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections During COVID- Supreme Court To Hear The Plea Tomorrow [Saturday], Issues Notice

Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh and the State Election Commission in a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which allowed the Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections to continue amidst the rising COVID-19 cases.

A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the submissions of Advocate Shoeb Alam and directed for the matter to be taken...

COVID Management: Rajasthan HC Forms State/District Level Committees Consisting Of Lawyers To 'Alleviate General Public's Difficulties'

Hearing the letter plea filed by the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association highlighting the plight of Covid patients and the situation arising out of shortage in hospitals into a PIL, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday (April 28) formed State Level and District Level Committees to alleviate the difficulties being faced by the general public at large in the State of Rajasthan.The Bench of...

Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Alok Kumar Verma As Permanent Judge Of Uttarakhand High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday approved the proposal for appointment of Justice Alok Kumar Verma, Additional Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court as a Permanent Judge of that High Court. Born on August 16, 1964 in Varanasi, Justice Verma obtained his degree in Law from Harish Chandra Postgraduate College in 1985. He joined Judicial Services of 1982 batch in UP in...

[Oxygen Shortage] Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Suppliers Of Liquid Oxygen, Directs Govt. To Create Portal For Taking Donations Of Medical Equipments From People Abroad

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to all the suppliers of liquid oxygen to the Government of NCT of Delhi after certain issues as regards to the failure of supplying oxygen by the aforesaid suppliers were addressed before the Bench.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli also directed the Delhi Government to create a portal for individuals...

Orissa High Court Extends Life Of Interim Orders Until June 30

The Orissa High Court on Thursday said that in view of the orders passed by the Supreme Court in In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation on April 27, the limitation period of filing prescribed under the general law or Special Laws stands extended until further orders. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice BP Routray, while hearing the...

"Procured Only Out Of Desperation And Need": HC Directs Delhi Police To Release Covid Medicines, Oxygen Seized From Possession Of Patients Or Attendants

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to immediately release Remdesivir or other covid drug and oxygen cylinders seized from the possession of patients or their attendants after observing that they would have procured the same only out of desperation and in need.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli however directed that the Police...

'Media Should Not Report Judges' Oral Comments' : Election Commission Moves Madras High Court Over "Murder Charges" Remarks

In the wake of the Madras High Court's oral observations against the Election Commission of India (EC) charging it as being singularly responsible for the second wave of COVID-19, the EC has moved the High Court praying that directions be issued to media houses to confine their reports to observations recorded in orders or judgments and to refrain from reporting on oral...

Differential Pricing Of COVID Vaccines: Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice To UOI & Rajasthan Government

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday (April 29) issued notices to the Central Government, State Government on a plea challenging differential pricing of the vaccine for the Centre and the State. The petition, filed by Journalist Mukesh Sharma through Advocates Abhay Kumar Bhandari & Siddharth Bapna submits that Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech International Limited...

Former Chief Justice Of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth Succumbs To COVID

Former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth succumbed to the COVID-19 in the wee hours of Friday.Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth took oath as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in November 2018 and retired in June 2019.Justice Seth was enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1981 and practiced in Jabalpur on Civil and Constitutional matters. He...

Prayer Meeting With Huge Crowds Should Be Treated As Prayer Hall For Public Worship Requiring Permission Under Rules: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition challenging an order of the Kanyakumari District Collector prohibiting prayer meetings in a residential house. From the facts of the case, Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madurai Bench found that the petitioner, one T Wilson, had not been conducting private prayers in his house as he initially submitted but was holding...