Give Food Ration Kits, Stop Pay Cuts For Labourers During Lockdown : AICCTU Seek Directions From Karnataka High Court To State

The All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) on Tuesday filed a memo before the Karnataka High Court bringing to the notice of the court the serious impact on food, livelihood and economic security of large sections of the society, particularly the unorganised workers, farmers and landless labourers, during the 14-day lockdown across the state, from Tuesday 9...

'All Necessary Precautions have been taken': Kerala High Court Disposes Cases Seeking Lockdown During Election Counting Day

'The Kerala High Court has closed proceedings seeking directions calling for prohibition on large gatherings or the declaration of lockdown in the State on May 2, 2021, given the surge in the daily numbers of those affected by COVID-19 in the state. The results of the Kerala Assembly elections will be notified on this date.A Bench of Justices Ashok Menon and CS Dias on Tuesday took up for...

Bhima Koregaon- Father Stan Swamy Moves Bombay High Court For Bail

Father Stan Swamy, tribal rights activist and an accused in the Elgaar Parishad – Bhima Koregaon Case has approached the Bombay High Court challenging rejection of his bail pleas by the Special Court under the National Investigating Agency Act. The 84-year-old Jesuit priest has filed an appeal against two orders of the NIA court, the first rejecting his emergency bail application...

"UP Govt. Went Complacent Due To Weakening Of COVID Virus Impact By End Of 2020, Posterity Will Not Forgive Us If We Let People Die": Allahabad High Court

"Those who are resource full will survive and rest as histories of past pandemics tell us may die for want of proper healthcare"

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Scheme For Providing Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Girls

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to strictly abide by the time schedule it has enunciated for procurement of sanitary napkins/pads, for the year 2021-22, under the Shuchi Scheme. Under the scheme sanitary napkins are distributed to adolescent girls studying in schools and staying in hostels between the age group of 10 to 19 years. A total of 17,06,933...

Breaking: Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To State Election Commission Over Death Of 135 Panchayat Election Duty Staff Due To Covid19

The Allahabad High Court has taken Judicial notice of the death of 135 persons, who were on election duty during Panchayat elections in the State, due to Covid-19. "It appears that neither the police nor, Election Commission did anything to save the people on election duty from getting infected by this deadly virus," a Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit...

'No One Should Die For Want Of Oxygen': Allahabad High Court Issues Directions For Uninterrupted Supply

"If even after seven decades of our attaining freedom with so many heavy industries set up, we are not able to provide oxygen to our citizens, it's a matter of shame," observed the Allahabad High Court today. The remarks were made by a Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar on being informed that hospitals in the State are running out of...

'Anti Nationals' Protesting Against Vedanta, Says Salve; Vedanta A 'Rogue Company', Says Gonsalves [Court Room Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Vedanta to operate its Oxygen production unit on standalone basis at Copper plant in Tuticorin, which had been closed for 3 years. The permission has been granted in view of acute Oxygen shortage being faced by many states in the country, amid the second-wave of Covid-19.At the outset, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan, appearing for the state of Tamil...

MP High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Action Against Election Commission For Conducting Elections In 5 States Violating COVID Norms

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (April 26) disposed of a plea filed seeking actions against the Election Commission of India for the State Legislative Assemblies of West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala, by violating the COVID protocol, guidelines. Refusing to entertain the plea, the Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan...

"Its Unthinkable,We Never Asked For Any Preferential Treatment": Delhi High Court Slams Delhi Govt For its Order Giving 5-Star Covid Facility For Judges

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday confronted the Delhi Government for its recent order to use 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi for setting up of COVID Health facility for the use of Justices, other judicial officers of Delhi High Court, and their families.A division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli clarified that contrary to what the order suggests, no such request has been made...

[Oxygen Supply] "Pull Up Your Socks, Get Your House In Order, Will Ask Central Govt To Take Over If You Cannot Do It": Delhi High Court To Delhi Govt.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday thrashed the Delhi Government on distribution of medical oxygen supply after the submissions by one of the suppliers namely Seth Air on its failure of supply oxygen to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital.Terming the stand of the supplier as being unreasonable and completely false, the Bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli remarked thus:"Get...

"It Is The Duty Of Central Govt To Ensure Hindrance Free Supply Of Oxygen, States Including UP Shouldn't Obstruct/Stop Oxygen Movement": MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (April 26) took into account 3 Interim Application filed in the suo moto Writ Petition, which was registered on the basis of a letter (dated 08.06.2020) sent by Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi to the Chief Justice of India. Importantly, the Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan...