Telangana High Court To Remain Closed For Summer Vacations From May 3 To May 31

The Telangana High Court will remain closed for Summer Vacations for this year from 3rd May to 31st May 2021. However, the notification issued in this regard, states that vacation benches shall be sitting for the specified period for hearing matters as mentioned in the schedule.In the first half of the summer vacation commencing from May 3 to May 17, division benches comprising of...

'India The Only Country Leaving COVID Vaccine Price To Manufacturers' : Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Centre's Vaccination Policy

A writ petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging the Central Government's new vaccination policy on the ground the differentiated pricing for Centre and States allowed by it is arbitrary and discriminatory.The petition filed by Advocate CP Pramod, a member of Communist Party of India(Marxist) who had contested from Palakkad constituency in the assembly polls as a...

Can NSA Be Invoked In A Case Of Trading Adulterated Food, Harmful And Dangerous To Large Number Of Citizens? MP High Court (FB) Answers

A Full Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday delivered a significant judgment pertaining to the power of detaining authorities to invoke the stringent provisions of National Security Act, when offence is committed under a particular Act. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla has held that...

Problems Faced By Orphanages, Old Age Homes & Centre For Disabled Persons Due To COVID: Patna HC Directs State To Create Helpline Number

The Patna High Court last week directed Government of Bihar to forthwith create a dedicated Toll-Free Help Line number for dealing with the problems arising out of the pandemic (Corana-Virus) as may be faced by The Orphanage(s); Old Age Home(s); and Centre for disabled persons set up within the State of Bihar The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-62]

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COVID-19- "Take Prudent Step To Ensure No Patient Loses Life In State Due To Cessation of Oxygen Supply": Chhattisgarh HC To Govt.

Hearing suo moto cognizance matter related to the tsunamic second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inadequacy in medical infrastructure to tackle the same, the Chhattisgarh High Court today directed the State Government, "To convene a meeting of all concerned to take stock of the situation as to the Oxygen supply/availability as on date and the imminent future requirement....

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Proper Mechanism To Ensure Availability Of Medicines Essential To Treat Covid-19

There is a shortage of Covid-medicines not only at the Hospitals located in Delhi but also at the chemist shops.

Covid-19: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Extends Virtual Functioning Till May 15

In view of the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases in the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, the filing/ hearing of cases in the High Court as well as in the District and Subordinate Courts and Tribunals shall be conducted through Virtual Mode till May 15, 2021. Physical hearing in respect of any listed matter will be at the discretion of the Court concerned, subject to the...

Supreme Court To Consider Bar Request To Advance Summer Vacations From May 7 Amid COVID19 Second Wave

Taking into account the COVID19 second wave, the Chief Justice of India has agreed to consider the request made by the bar to advance the summer break of the Supreme Court by a week from May 7.The CJI NV Ramana had a meeting with the representatives of the Bar Council of India, Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association.A final decision in this regard will...

Kerala High Court Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man After His Marriage To The Survivor

"For the well being of the couple also, it is only expedient to terminate the proceedings. The proceedings is quashed, no public interest is going to hamper"

Jammu & Kashmir High Court To Decide Validity Of Circular Mandating Re-Registration Of Vehicles Registered Outside J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has reserved its judgment on two petitions challenging the UT administration's Circular mandating the vehicle owners who have purchased their vehicles bearing outside Registration Mark to apply for a new Registration Mark in Jammu and Kashmir. A Division Bench at Srinagar comprising of Justices Vinod Chatterji Koul and Ali Mohammad Magrey was hearing...

Set Up More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Sample Collection Infrastructure: Delhi HC to Govt.

The Delhi High Court on Monday requested the AAP government to set up more testing centres in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital which is recording around 24,000 fresh infections for the last few days.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh also asked the Delhi government to put in place necessary infrastructure to streamline the sample...