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'Not Urgent' : Delhi High Court Adjourns Media Houses' Pleas Challenging IT Rules 2021 Till August
The Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the petitions filed by digital mediahouses 'The Quint' and The Wire' challenging the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, to August 4 on grounds of non-urgency.Counsel for one of the individual petitioners in the batch...
Undue Delay In Investigation Infringes Right To Fair & Expeditious Trial Under Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court Observes In MP/MLA Criminal Case
"Undue delay in concluding an investigation is infringement to right to fair and expeditious investigation and trial which flows from Article 21 of the Constitution," the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed. The remarks have been made by a Division Bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Karamjit Singh in the suo moto case for expeditious disposal of criminal cases against legislators...
COVID Deaths At Jaipur Golden Hospital: Families Move Delhi High Court Seeking SIT Investigation, Compensation
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court by family of 9 victims seeking a Court monitored CBI SIT Investigation into the deaths that took place in Jaipur Golden Hospital on 23rd and 24th April, seizure of important records and CCTV footage and also compensation to such families.Moved through Advocate Utsav Bains, the plea also prays for providing monthly sustenance allowance to the...
Decide Minimum Quantity Of Oxygen Buffer Needed For Each District, Karnataka HC Directs State
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to take a decision to fix the minimum quantity of Oxygen to be maintained as buffer stock in each district to avoid any emergency that may arise. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "State Government will have to take a decision on fixing the minimum quantity of buffer...
Uniform RTPCR, RAT Rates; ICU Control Rooms; Guidelines On Mucormycosis: Punjab and Haryana High Court Issues Directions
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday issued slew of directions on the aspects concerning uniformity in rates of RAT and RTPCR in States including Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh, ICU Control Rooms, over charging of private hospitals and the need for States to examine Centre's guidelines for screening and diagnosis of Mucormycosis or black fungus.A division bench comprising...
Public Continues To 'Foolishly Ignore' Covid19 Protocols: Manipur High Court Seeks 'Long Term Plans' To Curb Pandemic
The Manipur High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to indicate the steps taken by it to put in place a "long-term plan" for meeting future challenges during the Covid19 pandemic. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Kh Nobin Singh remarked that unless the State administration is in a state of preparedness, it would be difficult to cope with the...
12 Year Old Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Immediate Vaccination For Children Between 12-17 Years, Priority Vaccination To Parents
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court by a 12 year old seeking directions to immediately vaccinate children between the ages of 12-17 years in Delhi as well as to prioritize vaccination amongst parents having children up to 17 years of age.The plea moved by Tia Gupta (12 year old) and her mother through Advocates Bihu Sharma and Abhinav Mukerji also prays for formulating a...
More Chances Of Getting Vaccine From Private Hospitals? Karnataka HC Questions Vaccine Allocation
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Central Government and State government to take note of a peculiar situation created in the state where on hand a person belonging to age bracket 18 years to 44 years is not likely to get the first dose from a state establishment unless not in the priority group, while private health care institutes are able to give first dose on payment...
COVID19- Issues Related To Unemployment & Lack Of Income Avenues Have To Be Considered By State: Madras High Court
Noting a fall in the rate of positive cases in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the Madras High Court on Thursday (May 27) observed that there are citizens facing unemployment and lack of income avenues and that these aspects have to be considered by the State. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy also noted the suggestions given by the intervenor...
"Centre & State Busy Blaming Each Other, My Concern Is My Health": Man Seeking Covid Vaccine Submits Before Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh today issued notice on a plea by one Vivek Gaur, who moved Court seeking sufficient supply of Covid-19 vaccines to the national capital stating that, while the BJP-led Central government and AAP-led Delhi government have been "blaming each other", his concern is to protect his health and well-being during...