Supply Of "Defective" Ventilators : Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Manufacturer Jyoti CNC

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday issued notice to Rajkot based ventilator manufacturer Jyoti CNC Automation Limited after the Maharashtra Government complained about additional 34 'dysfunctional ventilators' that the company hadn't bothered to repair or replace. Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Avinash Gharote hearing their suo motu criminal PIL on Covid-19...

Bombay High Court Disposes Of Kangana's Passport Renewal Application After Passport Authority Says Will Consider Her Application Expeditiously

The Bombay High Court on Monday disposed of two applications filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking directions to the Passport Authority to renew her passport after the latter said it would decide on her plea expeditiously. The actor approached the court alleging that passport authorities have orally objected to renewing her passport, owing to the FIRs pending against her. Kangan had...

"Letter Highly Derisive, Chairman Acted On His Own" 4 Members Of West Bengal Bar Council On Letter To CJI Against Justice Bindal

4 Elected Members of the Bar Council of West Bengal have addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of India stating that Chairman of the Bar Council of West Bengal, Ashok Kumar Deb misused the letterhead to send a letter to CJI seeking removal of Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Rajesh Bindal."Justice Bindal is a partial, unfair and biased judge whose continuance at High...

Mamata Banerjee Files Fresh Application/Affidavit Before Calcutta HC In Narada Case As Per The Apex Court's Order

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed an application/affidavit before the Calcutta High Court in the Narada Matter. Apart from Chief Minister, Law Minister Moloy Ghatak along with the state government have also filed fresh applications before the High Court in relation to their Narada case affidavits. The Supreme Court on Friday directed the State of West Bengal,...

'Arnab Goswami & Amish Devgan' Judgments Won't Apply When Separate FIRs Filed In Separate Incidents Under Same Offence: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that where for separate incidents, involving in same cognizable offence, separate FIRs have been registered, the Apex Court's Judgments in the case of Arnab Ranjan Goswami and Amish Devgan won't apply.The Bench of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Ajai Tyagi observed this while hearing a matter of a person accused of cheating around 3 lacs...

"Purpose And Object Of RTI Act Defeated Due To Frivolous Applications" Plea Before Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Curb Misuse Of RTI Act

Supreme Court has on Monday adjourned the plea filed seeking guidelines to curb the misuse of Right to Information Act and smooth functioning of the public sectors, co-operative sectors, private Sectors, and organisation that fall under RTI Act.The adjournment was granted by a three-Judge Bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justice Bopanna and Justice Hrishikesh Roy in pursuance of a letter having...

NGT Orders Compensation To Victims Injured From Blast In Palghar Fire Cracker Factory, Directs Review To Be Conducted For Taking Remedial Steps

Dealing with a suo moto case registered by it on the basis of a news report showing that 10 workers were injured in a blast inside a fire cracker factory in Maharashtra's Palghar district this month, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the State Government to provide compensation to the victims.NGT bench headed by its chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel has also requested the...

Delhi High Court To Hear Only Urgent Matters Through Video Conferencing Mode Till July 23

The Delhi High Court has resolved to hear only urgent matters through video conferencing mode from July 3 to July 27 in view of the predicted third wave, limited amount of vaccines and Delta Plus Covid Variant.According to the office order issued by the Registrar General dated 28th June, it has been stated that it has been resolved to adopt a wait and watch policy in view of the loss of lives...

"Govt.'s Efforts Cannot Be Diverted To Such Claims": Supreme Court Dismisses Doctor's Plea For Testing Of Efficacy Of Ayurvedic COVID Medicine

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the government to test the efficacy of a new Ayurvedic remedy for COVID."The efforts of the government are concentrated on dealing with the pandemic – the issue of hospitalisation, the availability of essential drugs, vaccination. We cannot let it be diverted to testing the claim of efficacy of new medicines", said Justice...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal Of 'Health' From State List And Its Exclusive Inclusion In Union List

Supreme Court has on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed seeking directions to Centre to remove subject of Health from State list and include it exclusively in the Central list.A Division Bench of Justice Nageswara Rao and Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the plea that also sought directions to Centre to constitute a National Health Commission for the entire country."Law is in abundance....

"Govt. Playing Cat & Mouse Game, Want It To Be Honest With Court": Uttarakhand High Court Raps State Over Conducting Char Dham Yatra

The Uttarakhand High Court today rapped the State Government over its decision to hold Char Dham Yatra in July. The Court orally questioned the State Government as to why the cat and mouse game was being played by the State.The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan & Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed that since it was hearing the matter (January 2021), the Court was observing...

Calcutta High Court Orders Closure Of Industrial Unit In Residential Premises

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday came to the rescue of certain concerned residents who had deposed that the tranquillity and safety of their residential complex was under threat because of the functioning of an industrial unit. Taking cognisance of the grievance of the petitioner, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay observed, "I am prima facie satisfied about the case for the reason...