Delhi Govt Failed To Do Enough For Migrants, Daily Wagers; Avoid Repeat Of 2020 Lockdown Sufferings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has asked the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to ensure that the migrant workers and daily wagers in the region do not undergo the sufferings they had to undergo during the lockdown in 2020.The capital state has announced a lockdown till April 26 in the wake of COVID19 second wave.Reminding the Delhi Government of the plight of migrants and daily...

Covid Surge: Jharkhand Bar Council Restrains Advocates & Their Staff Across State From Performing Physical/ Online Court Work For 7 Days

In order to break the chain of deadly Covid-19 virus, the Jharkhand State Bar Council has resolved to restrain all the Advocates across the states and their staff, from undertaking any Court work, whether physical or online. The resolution has been put to effect for seven days, starting April 19 (Monday). The Council has taken note that a huge section of the legal fraternity has...

Calcutta HC Passes Injunction Order Restraining Activities On River Banks, Alluvial Landscapes Etc. Across West-Bengal

The Calcutta High Court last week passed an order of an injunction restraining any activity on the lands which are river banks or alluvial landscapes or alluvial lands across the State of West Bengal. The injunction order has been passed by the Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee on a writ plea filed projecting the devastating impact of...

Supreme Court Forms Committee To Ascertain Quality & Quantity Of Yamuna River Water Released By Haryana To Delhi

The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a committee to conduct local inspection with regard to the quality and quantity of water released by the state of Haryana at Balla (upstream of the Yamuna river in Delhi), the level of the Wazirabad bank and whether the Delhi government is diverting the water to the Water Treatment Plants at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla before the water reaches...

Telangana High Court Directs State Govt. To Lay Down its Own COVID-19 Norms

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the State government to issue within 48 hours COVID-19 guidelines to minimise footfalls in liquor shops, restaurants, marriage halls and cinemas, among other crowded places.A Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, hearing a batch of PILs (public interest litigations) on COVID-19 issues, wanted some sort of restrictions...

Second Covid Wave: NCLAT Prepones Summer Vacation From April 26 To May 20

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has modified it's calendar for summar vacation of this year in light of the recent surge in Covid 19 cases throughout the Country. The Competent Authority of the NCLAT has resolved to prepone the summer vacations from 26th April to 20th May from the earlier notified schedule of 7th to 30th June.The office order dated 19th April 2021 issued in...

HPC For Appointment Of CBI Director To Convene After May 2 Owing To Non-Availability Of LoP: Centre Tells SC

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the PM-led High Powered Committee for the appointment of the CBI Director has not been able to convene so far on account of the absence of the leader of the single largest party in the Lok Sabha.Annexing the letter addressed by the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training to AG K. K. Venugopal in this behalf, the Centre has...

COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh Government Says Can't Impose Lockdown In 5 Cities Despite Allahabad High Court Order

The Uttar Pradesh Government has refused to implement the High Court-ordered lockdown in the 5 cities of the State, reported India Today. Noting that the recent surge of pandemic COVID-19 has virtually incapacitated all medical infrastructure in the State of U.P. and especially in cities like Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur, the Allahabad High Court on Monday...

It's A Shame That While Government Knew Of Magnitude Of COVID Second Wave, It Never Planned Things In Advance : Allahabad High Court

While ordering lockdown in 5 cities of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court made some strong remarks against the state government for not taking adequate preparatory steps "even after one long year of experience and learning"."It is a shame that while the Government knew of the magnitude of the second wave it never planned things in advance", said a division bench of...

Patna High Court Directs State To Respond On Why Certain Unregistered Hospitals Are Allowed To Function

A note by an amicus in a case noted that certain hospitals that were not registered under the Act were designated as Covid hospitals and many hospitals and clinics empanelled in the Ayushman Bharat Scheme are not registered.

BREAKING : Centre Decides To Give COVID19 Vaccination To All Above 18 Years From May 1

In a significant development, the Government of India on Monday decided to give COVID19 vaccination to every one above the age of 18 years from May 1.The Government of India announced a "Liberalised and Accelerated" Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination from 1st May.In a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, an important decision of allowing vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 from...

#COVID19 Chattisgarh High Court Suspends Normal Functioning, To Hear Only Extremely Urgent Cases Till April 26

In the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases and the fact that Bilaspur district has been declared has a containment zone, the Chhattisgarh High Court has suspended normal functioning till April 26 and will only hear extremely urgent cases during this period.High Court has issued the following directions;1. Considering the extraordinary situation, normal functioning of the Court will stand...