"Delhi Riots Are Gaping Wound In Conscience Of A Nation Aspiring To Be A Major Global Power: Delhi Court Denies Bail To One In Murder Case

Observing that Delhi Riots are a gaping wound in the conscience of a nation aspiring to be a major global power, a Delhi Court has rejected the bail plea of Ankit Chaudhary accused in the murder case of one Aamin, whose body was found on March 3 when the riots erupted in the national capital last year.Forming a prima facie opinion that the accused was present at the spot and was "exhorting...

Take Punitive Action Against Hospitals Denying Admission To Non-Covid Emergency Patients: Manipur High Court Tells State

The Manipur High Court has asked the State Government to take necessary punitive action against such erring hospitals/medical establishments that deny treatment to patients requiring emergency medical care due to serious illness or owing to accidents, on the ground that priority is given only to Covid-19 patients. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Kh Nobin...

518 People Lost Their Lives To Mucormycosis In Maharashtra - Bombay High Court Asks Union To Consider Increasing Allocation Of Amphotericin B

The Bombay High Court has asked the Union Government to consider increasing the allocation of the Amphotericin B injection to Maharashtra in view of the spike in patients suffering from Mucormycosis or black-fungus. The court also sought details on state-wise allocation of the injection from the Union government to assess its equitable distribution. A division bench of Chief...

"Right To Live Report Court Proceedings Can't Be Disputed": Madhya Pradesh High Court Reserves Order On Interim Relief In 4 Journalists Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday reserved the order on interim relief on a plea by 4 Legal Journalists who have moved the High Courts seeking permission for Live-reporting.A Division Bench of Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Virender Singh orally observed that the Right to Live report the court proceedings cannot be disputed, however, the bench also remarked that the matter...

Law Firm Cannot & Ought Not To Report On Ongoing Proceedings Being Prosecuted By It, In Its Blog Or Website : Delhi High Court

A division bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh has directed, while considering a petition filed by the Society for Tax Analysis and Research, has directed that, a law firm "cannot, and ought not, run the website/blog, in respect of the proceedings, which are being prosecuted by it, as there is every likelihood of losing objectivity in the reportage of...

"Objectionable And Abusive Language": Delhi High Court Restrains TRACTOR2TWITTER From Making Defamatory Posts Against AajTak On Social Media

The Delhi High Court has restrained TRACTOR2TWITTER, claiming itself to be an online community of persons interested in Farmers Protests, from making defamatory posts against news channel AajTak on its social media accounts, after forming a prima facie opinion that the alleged posts uploaded by it were defamatory that used objectionable and abusive language. In the interim order passed by...

Qualified Homeopathic Doctors Can Prescribe Preventive And Add On Medicines To Covid 19 Patients: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that qualified homeopathic doctors can dispense prescribed adjuvant medicines for Covid-19 patients apart from the preventive medicines, citing that there is no prohibition imposed by the Government of India on Homoeopathy for treatment of patients in its AYUSH recommendations. The petition was filed by filed by homeopathic practitioner...

Virtual Hearings To Continue At The Bombay High Court's Principal Seat In Mumbai

Virtuals hearings will continue at the Bombay High Court's principal seat in Mumbai through the month of June, 2021, owing to the covid-situation in the city. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, on Tuesday. The Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Chahal and several stakeholders, including the administrative committee judges of the Bombay...

Delhi Court Reserves Order In Sushil Kumar's Plea For Special Supplementary Diet In Jail

A Delhi Court on Tuesday reserved orders in the fresh application moved on behalf Sushil Kumar, accused in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case, seeking special supplementary diet inside the jail.Sushil Kumar is presently under Judicial Custody in a case concerning the death of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar. He was sent to judicial custody on June...

No Proposal Initiated To Live Stream Court Proceedings: Madras High Court Says In RTI Reply

In an RTI response, the Madras High Court has stated that it has not taken steps to implement the Supreme Court's directions regarding the live-streaming of court proceedings."Policy decision has not yet been taken by the High Court of Madras to provide public viewing of the Court Proceedings," stated the Madras High CourtThe Court said that the virtual hearings are being conducted...

S. 50 Of NDPS Act- Presence Of Magistrate During Search Of Contraband Articles Not Mandatory If Accused Waives His Right: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that once a suspect under the NDPS Act is informed about his right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer/ Magistrate but he chooses not to exercise that right, then the empowered officer can conduct the search of such suspect without producing him before a Gazetted Officer/ Magistrate, for the said purpose. "There is no requirement to conduct the search...

Evolve Scheme To End Monkey Menace In Bengaluru : Karnataka High Court Directs State

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to evolve a scheme on the line of directions issued by the Delhi High Court in the case of New Friends Colony Residents vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors, for rehabilitation of monkeys causing difficulties to citizens of Bengaluru by entering residential localities, in search of food. A division bench of Chief...