Give COVID-19 Vaccine To All Above 18 Years : Lawyer Files PIL In Supreme Court

In the wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawyer has filed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition in the Supreme Court seeking COVID-19 vaccination for all above the age of 18 years.Saying that widespread vaccination of all young and working population is essential to arrest the deadly surge of the coronovirus in its second wave, Advocate Rashmi Singh has filed the...

Journalist's Disorderly Conduct Causes Irreparable Damage To Journalism, High Time That Govt. Reviews List Of Accreditations: HP High Court

Because of mushroom growth of journalist and the cut-throat competition amongst the journalists themselves, their standards are declining leading to the decline of the institution of Journalism: HP HC

Second Covid Wave: Telangana High Court To Function Completely Through Virtual Mode On Rotation Basis

In view of the surge in increasing covid 19 cases, the Telangana High Court on Thursday modified its earlier SOP by deciding that all the benches will hear the cases virtually with immediate effect instead of continuing with hybrid mode of hearings. The said procedure will be followed on rotational basis by the division as well as the single benches of the High Court. The notification...

Gujarat Govt Figures On COVID19 Not Matching With Actual Positive Cases : Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday observed that had the Gujarat Government taken pre-emptive steps earlier, the present grim situation of COVID-19 pandemic could have been avoided."If the state had taken steps, not that the State was sleeping, but if there was a push, if all of this had been done earlier, before the PIL was registered, situation would have been better", Chief Justice...

NBSA Asks Aaj Tak To Air Apology On April 23 For Attributing Fake Tweets To Sushant Singh Rajput

Rejecting Aaj Tak channel's review petition, the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has asked Hindi news channel 'Aaj Tak' to air an apology on April 23 at 8PM for its misreporting in relation to the death of film actor Sushant Singh Rajput.The NBSA affirmed its earlier order passed on October 6 last year in which it was found that the channel had violating broadcasting norms...

'Cannot Be Permitted To Remain Behind Bars On The Basis Of Sketchy Material': Delhi Court Grants Bail To Umar Khalid In A Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to Umar Khalid in connection with a Delhi Riots case concerning Khajuri Khas FIR (FIR no.101/2020) after observing that he cannot be permitted to remain behind bars on the basis of sketchy material against him. Noting that the investigation in the case was complete and chargesheet had also been filed, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav granted bail...

Balance Sheets Entries Can Amount To Acknowledgement Of Debt U/s 18 Limitation Act: Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Full Bench Ruling

The Supreme Court has held that entries in balance sheets can amount to acknowledgement of debt for the purpose of extending limitation under Section 18 of the Limitation Act.A bench headed by Justice RF Nariman set aside a judgment of Full Bench of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal in the case V Padmakumar v Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund which held otherwise. IssuesThe issue...

Delhi High Court Permits Upto 50 People To Perform Namaz In Nizamuddin Markaz Masjid During Ramdan

In the lack of any affidavit clarifying its stand on the issue by the Centre and the Delhi Police as directed by the court earlier, the Delhi High Court today permitted upto 50 persons to offer namaz 5 times a day in Bangley Wali Masjid of Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi, which was shut since Mar 23 last year due to several FIRs against a Tablighi Jamat congregation amid the Covid-19...

Doctors Move Supreme Court To Postpone NEET PG Exam Citing COVID19 Second Wave

A group of MBBS doctors have approached the Supreme Court seeking the postponement of the NEET-PG exams scheduled on April 18 citing grave apprehensions of COVID-19 infection amid the second wave of the pandemic.The plea states that compelling doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients on a daily basis to attend a physical exam will be equivalent to putting the lives of thousands of people...

No One Should Allege Bias, All Religious Places Should Remain Closed - Maharashtra Govt. Tells Bombay High Court In Jain Trust's Petition

A day after the Bombay High Court refused a city mosque to open up for Ramadan prayers, the Maharashtra Government opposed a petition by two Jain trusts seeking permission for devotees to collect "pious boiled food" from the trust's premises during the nine-day-long Ayambil fast. The State cited its April 13 circular, directing all religious places to remain closed for outsiders...

"Discrimination Begins Even Before One Enters Law School"- Justice Chandrachud Asks Why Law Entrance Exams Are Available Only In English?

"The discrimination begins even before one enters law school. Most of the top law schools, which offer the five-year integrated law course, conduct admissions through a competitive test which is only in English, besides English also being a separate component of testing. The effect of this is that only the privileged students with access to high-quality English medium education are able...

Right To Health Cannot Be Obstructed By Those Who Don't Bother To Wear Masks, Maintain Social Distancing: Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court has said Right to lead a healthy life is an integral part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. "Right to lead a healthy life cannot be obstructed by individuals who do not bother to follow the rules regarding masks, maintaining social distance, congregating etc", the Court said. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj,...