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84 Days' Gap May Be Contributing To Spike In Covid-19 Cases: Petitioner Seeking Early Administration Of Second Vaccine Dose Tells Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court today continued hearing a plea seeking early administration of the second jab of Covid-19 vaccine to the citizenry. "The state is witnessing 30,000 cases every day despite 70% of the State population being vaccinated with the first dose. This implies that it is high time to start administering the second dose of the vaccine," the Petitioner argued before Justice PB...
Its The Way Out, The Way Forward: Young Lawyers Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Resumption of Hybrid Hearings
A petition has been put before the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and His Companion Judges requesting it to end Virtual Hearings and resume Hybrid Hearings before the High Court as well as its Subordinate Courts.The petition by a group of young advocates represented by Advocates Satya Ranjan Swain and Shoumendu Mukherji states that Hybrid hearings should be made the new normal &...
NEET-MDS Counseling 2021 Put On Hold As MCC Wants To Seek Clarification From Supreme Court On EWS Quota
The Medical Counselling Committee has temporarily put on hold the NEET-MDS 2021 counselling to seek a clarification from the Supreme Court regarding the impact of a recent Madras High Court judgment regarding the quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).The dates for the much delayed NEET-MDS counselling was announced by the MCC recently as starting from August 20 and concluding on...
Letters Patent Appeal Not Maintainable Against Interlocutory Orders Passed In Proceedings For Contempt: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu And Kashmir High Court has recently held that Letters Patent Appeal under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent is not maintainable against orders passed in proceedings for contempt which are of interlocutory nature and does not determine any right or issue between the parties finally.Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar thus remarked,"The word "judgment" in terms of Clause...
Chief Justice AS Oka Inaugurates New Child Care Centre In Bengaluru City Civil Court Complex
Karnataka High Court' Chief Justice Abhay S. Oka on Friday inaugurated the creche (Child Care Centre) facility inside the City Civil Court Complex in Bengaluru for the benefit of children of advocates and court staff. Justice B V Nagarathna was the chief guest at the inaugural function. It was Justice Nagarathna who, as the administrative judge of City Civil court Bangalore, had...
INX Media Case- Delhi HC Reserves Order On CBI's Plea Challenging Trial Court's Order Allowing Inspection Of Documents By Accused Persons
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved it's order on CBI's plea against a Special Judge's order directing it to allow the accused persons, including former Minister P. Chidambaram, to inspect the documents kept in Malkhana room collected by the agency while investigating the INX Media Case.Justice Mukta Gupta reserved order after reiterating that she was bound by the Supreme Court judgment...
'Appropriate Measures Should Have Been Taken Much Earlier': Madras HC Directs State To Submit Road Map For Purchasing Disabled Friendly Buses
The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State government to submit a road map for purchasing disabled-friendly buses in 4 weeks time. The Court was adjudicating upon a batch of writ petitions seeking the universal use of disabled-friendly buses to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities. During an earlier hearing dated July 22 the Court had restrained the State government...
Delhi High Court Denies Interim Protection To Pinky Chaudhary In Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case, Issues Notice On Anticipatory Bail Plea
Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the anticipatory bail plea filed by Bhupinder Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary, prime accused in the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar. Justice Mukta Gupta however denied any interim protection from arrest to Chaudhary till September 13, next date of hearing. The Court also sought status report to be filed in...
Plea In Jharkhand High Court To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against AG & AAG For Seeking Recusal Of HC Judge
An application seeking criminal contempt proceedings against the Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra and Additional Advocate General Sachin Kumar has been filed before the Jharkhand High Court for the incident where he sought recusal of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, saying that he heard the counsel for the petitioner state that '200% the matter is going to be allowed'.On hearing the...
Appeal From Tribunal's Order Under Senior Citizens Act Can Be Filed By Both Parties: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that the right to appeal under Section 16 (1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2002 is conferred on both sides and is not limited to senior citizens or parents only."By plain reading of section 16 of the Act, it provides right of appeal only to senior citizens or a parent against the order passed by the Tribunal. If a...
Five Year Bumper To Bumper Insurance Mandatory For New Vehicles From September 1: Madras High Court
In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has directed that whenever a new vehicle is sold after September 1, it is mandatory for coverage of bumper to bumper insurance every year, in addition to covering the driver, passengers and owner of the vehicle, for a period of five years. Justice S Vaidyanathan passed the direction while setting aside the award by the Motor Accident...