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"What Is Delhi Govt Doing?": High Court Seeks Govt's Response On Proposal To Make Covid Care Facility Inside JNU
The High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government on its proposal to make a Covid-19 care facility inside Jawaharlal Nehru University after questioning it's conduct for not expediting the proposal even after the lapse of over a month.Justice Rekha Palli orally remarked, "What is this Delhi Government doing? You then start blaming left right centre."Advocate Abhik Chimni appearing...
RT PCR Tests - Consider Possibility Of State-Owned Corporation Supplying Materials To Private Labs : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently directed the State to consider the possibility of Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd supplying necessary materials to private laboratories to conduct RTPCR tests at reasonable rates.The Court passed the interim order in a plea challenging the government order dated 30th April 2021 revising the cost of RTPCR tests in the State. Justice T.R Ravi after...
Blackmarketing Of Remedesivir Directly Impacts Public Order: Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Detention Under NSA
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the detention of a man, accused of black marketing of Remedesivir injections amid Covid-19 pandemic, under the National Security Act, 1980.A Division Bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Anil Verma held that Blackmarketing of remedesivir injection has direct impact on "public order", and the Petitioner-accused if released, could indulge into same...
Kerala High Court Permits Registration Of Marriage Of Couple Residing Abroad Through VC, Without Insisting On POA
The Kerala High Court recently, while hearing a plea by the parent of one of the parties, allowed the registration of marriage of a couple residing abroad through video conferencing, without requiring a power of attorney.Justice N Nagaresh through this ruling has thereby enhanced the scope of online registration of marriage, particularly for couples who left India without executing a power...
Orissa High Court Seeks State's Response On Availability Of RT-PCR Testing Facilities In Rural Areas By July 20
The Orissa High Court last week sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking urgent directions to ensure the availability of RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) testing facilities in rural areas of the State. Taking cognisance of the aforementioned issue, a Bench comprising Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Savitri...
"Action Taken Against Accused Police Officers, SIT Formed": UP Govt. Tells Allahabad High Court In Ex-Army Man Torture Case
On a plea filed by an ex-soldier of the Indian Army alleging that he was humiliated and brutally tortured by the Uttar Pradesh Police, the Uttar Pradesh Government today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that the Government has acted against accused police officers and an SIT has been formed to investigate the matter.This response of the State Government comes in the backdrop of...
Evidence Of Disabled Person Not Inferior: Madras High Court Upholds Conviction
The Madras High Court on Wednesday affirmed the orders of a lower court convicting and sentencing an auto-rickshaw driver to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and sexually molesting a visually challenged woman. Opining on the probative value of the testimony of the victim, Justice RMT Teekaa Raman remarked,"Law does not distinguish the evidence of able-bodied person with...
Justice Sanjeev Narula Of Delhi High Court Recuses From Hearing Juhi Chawla's Plea For Waiver Of Rs. 20 Lakhs Cost In 5G Case
Justice Sanjeev Narula of the Delhi High Court today recused himself from hearing Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla's plea seeking waiver of costs of Rs.20 lakhs imposed on her during dismissal of her suit against the roll-out of 5G technology in the country.The court had imposed costs of Rs.20 lakhs on the petitioners, dismissing their petition, saying it was "frivolous litigation" - in light...
Premeditated Murder Of Wife, Four Minor Daughters: Allahabad High Court Upholds Death Sentence
The Allahabad High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a man for brutally murdering his wife and four minor daughters aged 7, 5, 3 years and the youngest one was merely one and a half months old. A Bench comprising Justices Ramesh Sinha and Rajeev Singh also affirmed the imposition of death penalty on the accused by opining that it was a 'rarest of rare' case.The accused had been...
Sister Abhaya Murder Case : Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Challenging Parole Granted To Convicts
The Kerala High Court on Monday asked the State to file a statement while hearing the petition seeking immediate withdrawal of parole granted to the convicts in the Sister Abhaya murder case. The Division Bench of Justices K. Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A while issuing notice, sought the response of the concerned authorities in the matter. During the hearing, it was also pointed out by...
'Absolute Need Of The Hour': Madras High Court On Erection Of Cell Phone Towers Amidst Covid-19 Induced Online Education/ VC Meetings
The Madras High Court has observed that erection of cell phone towers "to connect India through its length and breadth" is the absolute need of the hour, especially for setting up an effective and robust communication network amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Justice G. Chandrashekharan, while directing the police authorities to grant necessary protection for installation of cell phone towers,...
'Accommodating One Is Always At Cost Of Another': High Court Disposes Constable's Plea For Perpetuating Posting At Delhi On Medical Grounds
The Delhi High Court has observed that unlimited number of personnel of any force cannot be accommodated in Delhi as accommodating one person is always at the cost of another. Denying relief to a constable of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), a division bench comprising of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Amit Bansal observed thus: "Unlimited number of personnel of any force cannot...