Cases Against MPs, MLAs: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Details Of Cases By April 30

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (20th April) gave a 10-day deadline to the Centre, State of Punjab, and Punjab Police to file their affidavits furnishing details of cases involving sitting and erstwhile parliamentarians and legislators of Punjab. The Bench of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh took into account the submission made by the...

Door-To-Door Vaccination Not Possible: Centre Tells Bombay High Court

The Central Government has cited several reasons for the non-feasibility of door-to-door vaccination for the elderly in an affidavit to the Bombay High Court. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni is hearing a PIL seeking door-to-door vaccination for senior citizens above 75-years, specially-abled persons, and those suffering from serious illnesses...

Centre's Order Reducing Oxygen Supply Hit Maharashtra As A Bolt From Blue : Bombay High Court Directs Restoration Of Earlier Quantity

Taking strong exception to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's communication which cut down the oxygen supply to Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) directed on Wednesday night that the oxygen supply should continue as before.The Court was referring to the communication dated April 18 issued by the Ministry, which cut down the oxygen supply to Nagpur from a plant...

"Beg, Borrow Or Steal Oxygen, Otherwise We Might Lose Thousands of Lives for Lack of Oxygen" :Delhi High Court To Centre

"Citizen can only fall back on the State. So you have to beg, borrow or steal and ensure the protection of fundamental emergency", remarked Justice Vipin Sanghi of Delhi High Court while hearing an urgent plea regarding the immediate need for oxygen at Max Hospitals in the Delhi NCR Region.The division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli was hearing an urgent plea...

'If Tatas Can Divert Their Oxygen, Why Can't Others? This Is Height Of Greed' : Delhi High Court Wants Industries To Supply Oxygen For COVID Emergency

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that steel and petroleum industries should divert their oxygen stock to address the medical emergency in the capital city on account of the COVID19 surge.A division bench comprising Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli was holding a special sitting on Wednesday night at 8 PM to hear an urgent petition filed by Max Hospital highlighting acute...

'Petitioner Wants To Target A Particular Religion' : Karnataka HC Refuses To Entertain PIL Against Alleged Illegal Construction Of Crosses

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by one P Rudesh seeking directions to take action against alleged illegal construction of two crosses on a hillock in Chitradurga area. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj termed the petition to be a motivated one and said, "On plain reading of both paragraphs, it is obvious...

COVID19- Prioritize Vaccination, Ensure That Vaccination Centres Are Accessible To Persons With Disabilities: Madras High Court Directs TN Govt.

The Madras High Court on Monday (19th April) directed the State Government to make every endeavour to enable vaccination as expeditiously as possible to protect the lives of persons with disabilities. The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy directed the state government to give priority to such persons suffering from a disability,...

'We Are Feeling Ashamed Of Ourselves' : Bombay High Court Pulls Up State Govt For Non-compliance Of Its Order To supply Remdesivir

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the State Government for not complying with its earlier order directing the supply of 10,000 vials of Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug, to Hospitals treating Covid-19 patients in the city. Stating that the affidavits filed by the Additional Collector and Joint Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nagpur were...

Consider Extending Compensation Benefits To Farmers Who Borrowed From Private Lenders, Karnataka High Court Directs State

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to take a policy decision on extending benefits of compensation to the families of farmers who committed suicide and who had taken loan from private money lenders. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "We direct the Chief Secretary to place the observation made by this court in...

"Principle Of Non Refoulement Where Refugees Are Liable To Be Subjected To Persecution Can Prima Facie Be Read Into Article 21": Manipur High Court

While allowing the interim relief for arranging safe transport and passage of 7 Myanmarese individuals to Imphal, the Manipur High Court on Tuesday observed that the principle of non Refoulement can prima facie be read within the ambit of Article 21 of the Constitution.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Lanusungkum Jamir observed thus:"The...

Dowry Death- Society Has Got The Wrong Message That In-Laws Can Easily Escape Liability If They Live Separately From Victim: Madras HC

Mere giving birth to a child and providing shelter and good education, and motivating their child to get a job alone is not enough, and the first and foremost responsibility of the parents is that they should groom their children as responsible citizens: Madras HC

Residential Certificate Not A Proof Of Citizenship: Calcutta High Court

"It is needless to say that residential certificate may be obtained by any resident, he may be an Indian National or Foreign National, if he stays at a particular place. Residential certificate is not a proof of citizenship."- Calcutta High Court