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COVID-"Inform About Steps Taken To Convert Primary Health Centres Into ICU Hospitals With Oxygen Facilities: Himachal Pradesh HC Directs State
Observing that the situation may go out of control of the Government if RTPCR testing is not conducted in war footing, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed State Government to inform about the steps taken it to convert primary health centres into ICU Hospitals with oxygen facilities and also directed it to accelerate its work in combating covid 19 pandemic. A division...
Traceability Rule Will Break End-To-End Encryption; Can Put Privacy Of Journalists, Activists, Politicians At Risk : WhatsApp Tells Delhi High Court
In its plea to challenge the traceability clause as mentioned under Rule 4(2) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, WhatsApp has contended that the aforesaid requirement will "force it to build the ability to identify the first originator for every message sent in India on its platform upon request by the government forever." Relying heavily on the judgment of KS Puttuswamy v. Union...
NRI Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Priority Administration Of Covid19 Vaccine For Expats; Direction To UOI To Ensure Inclusion Of Covaxin In WHO List
A NRI employed in Saudi Arabia has moved the Kerala High Court highlighting a range of legal impediments being faced by expats in relation to the vaccination certificates being issued by the Indian Government. Firstly, the Petitioner has pointed out that foreign countries including the GCC countries will soon mandatorily require full dose immunization to undertake foreign travels. Thus,...
Check Purported Illegality, Brutality Exhibited By The Police In Enforcing Lockdown: Patna High Court To Bihar Govt
The Patna High Court on Tuesday (May 25) directed the Bihar Government to check the purported illegality and brutality exhibited by the police in enforcing the lockdown. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar also asked the Government to develop a State Level Protocol, enabling a common person to understand the need of dealing with the virus. Report of...
Government Of India Writes To Social Media Platforms Asking Them About Compliance With IT Rules 2021
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India writes to Social Media Platforms Requesting them to furnish details of compliance with the new "The Information Technology Intermediary (Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.#JustInGovernment of India writes to social media platforms, asking them about compliance with IT...
Jitsi Platform Not Convenient For Lawyers, Litigants; Need To Switch To Webex Cisco/Zoom: MP State Bar Council Chairman Writes To Justice Chandrachud
In a letter written to Supreme Court e-committee chairperson, Justice DY Chandrachud, the Madhya Pradesh State Bar Council chairperson, Dr. Vijay Choudhary requested for the introduction of a more efficient and user-friendly virtual hearing platform like Webex Cisco or Zoom be introduced in the Madhya Pradesh High Court to host virtual hearings. The letter seeks urgent indulgence of...
Call For Emergency Global Tenders To Procure Drugs To Treat Black Fungus: PIL Before Telangana High Court Seeks Direction To Govt
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been moved before the Telangana High Court seeking a direction to the Telangana government to call for emergency global tenders for procurement of drugs to treat Black Fungus/Mucormycosis. The petition has been moved by Lawyer T. Jayant Jaisoorya who has stated that though the Black Fungus disease is spreading rapidly in the State...
Priority COVID Vaccination For Mentally Ill Patients: PIL Filed Before Patna High Court Seeks Directions To Govt
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been moved before the Patna High Court seeking vaccination to the people who have severe mental illness living in mental hospitals and those who stay at their homes with their caregiver on priority basis. The Petition has been moved by Akanksha Malviya through advocates Akash Keshav (AOR Patna High Court), Deepak Kumar Singh,...
After High Court Nudge, Tripura Government Conducts 'Extensive' COVID19 Testing At Child Care Centres, Prisons
Days after the Tripura High Court asked the State Government to ensure that that the health of inmates is not jeopardized on account of being kept confined, the Government has filed an affidavit stating that it has undertaken extensive testing of children in the Care Centers and jail inmates in the prisons. Advocate General apprised the Division Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi...
Newspapers Should Verify Truth Of COVID-Related Reports To Avoid Provocation During Medical Emergency : Karnataka Court
When the entire nation is facing a medical emergency situation due to the spread of Covid-19, it is the responsibility of the editor and concerned officers of the newspaper to ascertain whether publication of any news would disturb peace and harmony of the communities of the society, observed a sessions court in Bengaluru. Additional Sessions judge Rajeshwara, while granting anticipatory...
Delhi High Court Directs Centre, Delhi Govt To Publicize Helpline Numbers, Covid Information On Audio Visual, Print Mediums
Observing that the government should keep bombarding public with information, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to publicize helpline numbers and other covid information by way of audio visual and print mediums on a continuous basis.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh directed thus:"One common thread which...
'Fundamental Right To Observe & Report': Legal Journalists Move Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeking Live Streaming/ Live Reporting Of Court Proceedings
Asserting their fundamental rights to attend, observe, transcribe and report Court proceedings pertaining to matters of general public importance, four journalists have moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking permission for Live-streaming and Live-reporting. The journalists, Nupur Thapliyal, Sparsh Upadhyay, Areeb Uddin Ahmed and Rahul Dubey have challenged the MP...