Breaking: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Businessman Navneet Kalra In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to Businessman Navneet Kalra arrested in connection with Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding case.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg pronounced the order after hearing Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa and Advocate Vineet Malhotra appearing for Navneet Kalra and APP Atul Shrivastava appearing for the Prosecution.Court has granted bail to Kalra subject...

Provide Complete Medical Reports Of Asaram Bapu To His Son's Counsel In 2 Days: Rajasthan High Court Orders

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the concerned prison authorities to provide complete medical records of self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu, life convict in a sexual assault case, to his so Narayan Sai within two days. A Single Bench of Justice Arun Bhansali ordered thus on a writ petition filed by Sai seeking permission to administer Ayurveda treatment to his father. His...

Law Students Write To Bar Council Of India For Cancellation Of End-Term Exams; Evaluation By Alternate Methods Amid Covid-19

Law students from across the country have made a representation to the Bar Council of India seeking relaxation of "academic pressure" by cancelling their end-term assessments in view of second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The students state that considering the current disasters of India's health infrastructure and the scarcity of all resources, even compulsory online examinations...

"COVID's Bengal Strain Most Infectious": Plea Filed Before Calcutta HC Seeks Adequate Supply Of Medical Oxygen, Drugs & Proper Medical Health Facilities

A plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking directions towards ensuring adequate supply of medical oxygen in the hospitals and medical health facilities in the State of West Bengal. The Plea filed by one Joveria Sabbah further seeks the redressal of the shortfall in the supply of the drugs used in the treatment of COVID patients such as Remdesivir, and other...

Draft Lakshadweep Regulations : Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Extension Of Deadline For Objections

"“The respondent has resorted to the publication of…notices in a namesake manner without giving it the much needed attention and publicity whereby the respondents have tried to impose upon the people of Lakshadweep, certain regulations which is highly detrimental to their interests.."

IPS Officer Missing- A High Ranking Officer Having Gone Missing A Serious Issue: Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (May 27) asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to file its reply in a habeas corpus writ petition seeking production of Mani Lal Patidar, an IPS officer claiming that he has been missing since November 2020.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi was hearing the petition filed by Dr. Mukut Nath Verma, Advocate with a prayer that...

Chhattisgarh High Court Issues Notice On Amity University Students' Plea For Fee Reduction

The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by 77 students of Amity University Chhattisgarh seeking reduction of semester fee on account of COVID-19 pandemic difficulties.A single bench of Justice Goutam Bhaduri issued notice on the petition Sejal Mekkad and others vs Amity University and others(WP(c) No. 2227/2021). The case will be next considered on June...

Conditions Of Sex Workers In Covid- Gauhati HC Directs DLSA To Provide Immediate Rations To Identified Sex Workers, Family Members Struggling In Covid

The Gauhati High Court on Friday directed the District Legal Services Authority, Cachar to provide immediate ration to sex workers and their family members identified by Deputy Commissioner of the District.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice MR Pathak also directed the State Government to apprise the Court about how National AIDS Control Organization...

Legal Practitioner With 'Benchmark Disability' Having 7 Years Experience Can Apply For Appointment As Notary: Centre Amends Notary Rules

A legal practitioner with seven years experience who is 'a person with benchmark disability' can make an application for appointment as a notary.The Centre notified Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which inserts the following clause in Rule 3 of Notaries Rules, 1956.""(ac) a person with benchmark disability as defined in Clause (r) of Section 2 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,...

Minorities Of Afghanistan, Pakistan & Bangladesh Residing In Certain Districts Can Apply For Indian Citizenship: Centre Issues Notification

The Central Government yesterday issued a notification making it possible for persons residing in certain districts who are belonging to minority communities in in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, to apply for Indian citizenship.Collectors of the districts of - (i) Morbi, Rajkot, Patan and Vadodara in the State of Gujarat ; (ii) Durg and Balodabazar in the State of Chhattisgarh ;...

Red Fort Violence Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Case Against Deep Sidhu And 15 Others Till June 17

A Delhi Court on Friday adjourned hearing in cognizance of Delhi Police's chargesheet filed against Deep Sidhu and 15 others till June 17 after observing that sanctions under few statutes including Arms Act, Epidemic Diseases Act etc were not received. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar adjourned the matter after hearing Inspector Pankaj Arora who informed the Court that...

Black Fungus Med 'Amphotericin B' Included In GST Exemptions List, Exemption To COVID Relief Items Extended Till August 31

In an important development, the Government of India has decided that the import of COVID-related relief items, even if purchased or meant for donating to Govt. or to any relief agency upon recommendation of State authority, will be Exempted from IGST till 31 Aug 2021.Amidst the rise in the number of black fungus cases among the patients who have recovered from COVID-19, Amphotericin B (which...