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Have Decided To De-Escalate COVID ICU Beds Reservation: Delhi Govt Tells High Court
The Delhi Government today told the High Court that it has decided to de-escalate COVID ICU beds in the city. As per an Order issued under the authority of Directorate General of Health Services, the AAP Government, in a review meeting held on Tuesday, January 5, has decided to: Convert 4 fully COVID private hospitals namely: (i) Fortis Super Speciality Hospital, Vasant Kunj; (ii)...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Appointment Of Full-Time Chairman, VC, Members Of National Commissions For SC, ST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking appointment of full-term Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under Article 338 of the Constitution.The PIL was filed by an NGO named People's Charioteer Organization through advocates Rajesh Inamdar, Shashwat Anand and Amit Pai.The bench headed by Chief...
Nobody Can Interfere In Peaceful Life Of Two Adults Residing Together: Allahabad HC Provides Protection To Another Inter-Faith Couple
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reiterated that no one is entitled to disrupt the lives of two adults, who reside together willingly. Holding thus, the Court came to rescue of another inter-faith couple, facing harassment at the hands of their families. A Single Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava observed, "The Court has repeatedly held that where the two individuals...
SC Seeks CBI Response On 'Attack' Pandi's Plea To Suspend Life Sentence In Dinakaran Attack Case
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation on an application filed by V Pandi @ 'Attack' Pandi- a notorious rowdy from Madurai- seeking to suspend his life sentence in the 'Dinakaran' attack case of 2007, which resulted in the murder of three persons.Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Pandi, told a bench headed by Chief Justice of...
Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Government to submit the recommendations to the President regarding the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana by January 25.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh seeking commutation of his death penalty on the ground that his mercy petition had been pending for the past...
Waterbodies Lifeline For All Animal Species, Ensure Zero Tolerance Towards Their Encroachment: Madras High Court
Underlining that "waterbodies are the lifeline for all animal species", the Madras High Court on Tuesday (05th January) observed that there has to be a zero tolerance for any kind of encroachment at or endangerment of any waterbody. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed thus in a matter wherein a plea was filed before it,...
COVID New Strain: Madras HC Asks Centre To Take Concerns Raised In Plea Seriously & Issue Measures To Contain Its Spread
While entertaining a Plea containing "certain genuine concerns" pertaining to the new COVID Virus Strain originally detected in the United Kingdom, the Madras High Court on Wednesday (06th January) said, "It is imperative that the Union takes the concerns indicated in the petition seriously and obtains expert advice to issue immediate measures to ensure that the further spread may...
'Allow Us To Confess Before A Priest Of Our Own Choice' : Five women From Jacobite Faction Of Malankara Church Moves Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday considered a petition filed by five women of Jacobite faction of Malankara Church seeking to allow confession before a priest of their own choice.The writ petition titles "Beena Titty and others vs Union of India and another" was filed by five women arguing that that thrusting a compulsory practice on a believer was violative of the fundamental right to freedom...
As Covid-19 Situation In State Improves, Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders For Last Time Till Jan 31
The Karnataka High Court has for the last time extended the interim orders passed by the Karnataka High Court, all the District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and all other Tribunals in the State, as well as the order of closure under Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963, till the January 31. A division bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka...
'BCI Creating Entry Barriers For Disabled Lawyers': Says Blind AIBE Candidate; Seeks Proper Implementation Of 2018 PwD Guidelines
"The Bar Council of India, being the primary regulator of the legal profession in the country, has been creating barriers to the entry of disabled lawyers at the very beginning of their careers," said a blind law graduate, claiming that the Council refused to provide him reasonable accommodations owing to his permanent physical disability, for appearing in the upcoming All India...
Covid-19: Students Of VTU Move Karnataka High Court Against Decision To Conduct Semester End Examinations Via Offline Mode
Citing health risk due to recent cases of new-strain Corona virus in the State, a group of students has moved the Karnataka High Court against the decision of the Visvesvaraya Technological University to conduct semester examinations in offline mode. The petition has been filed on behalf of 120 students, inter alia seeking to quash notification providing for conduct of exam...