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Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Suspension Of Covid Positive Employee; Says Suspension Order Can't Be Passed During Pendency Of Preliminary Inquiry
The Allahabad High Court has quashed an order passed by the concerned authorities of UP Government, suspending the services of one Gaurav Bansal who failed to resume office after completion of his casual leave period, on account of contracting Covid-19. The suspension order has been set aside on the ground that the preliminary inquiry into the Petitioner's conduct is still...
Delhi High Court Directs SBI To Open FCRA Accounts Of NGOs Within 10 Days Of Receiving Centre's Approval
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 20) directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure that applications for opening the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) account by NGOs who seek to receive foreign funds are processed at the earliest and that their bank accounts are made operational within 10 days of receiving approval from Central government.The Bench of Justice Rekha...
Need To Address The Issue Of Black Fungus & To Increase Electric Cremation Capacity In Uttar Pradesh: Plea Moved Before Allahabad High Court
An Intervention Application has been moved before the Allahabad High Court in the COVID Management matter wherein the High Court is taking stock of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state of Uttar Pradesh.The Application has been moved by one Animesh Bajpai, through Advocates Devesh Saxena & Shaswat Anand & Talha A. Rahman praying for directions to the State Government to...
COVID+ Man Dies Allegedly After Jumping From Safdarjung Hospital's Roof: Delhi High Court Seeks 5-Point Report From Hospital
Dealing with a petition related to a case wherein a 23-year-old boy (Tanveer Singh), who arrived from Australia at the Delhi Airport in March, 2020 and passed away shortly after being taken to the Safdarjung Hospital upon arrival, the Delhi High Court on Friday (May 21) sought a five-point report from the Safdarjung Hospital.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli directed the Medical Superintendent...
"Admittedly There Was No Test Identification Parade": Patna High Court Acquits All 13 Accused In 1999 Senari Massacre Case
The Patna High Court on Friday acquitted all 13 accused persons in connection with 1999 Senari Massacre case killing 34 persons after observing that the circumstances in which the Test Identification Parade was conducted makes it "weak and without any corroboration".A division bench comprising of Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh and Justice Arvind Srivastava set aside the trial court judgment...
"Citizens Being Looted, Their Pain Is Our Pain": MP High Court Questions Govt On Amicus' Report Saying Ventilators Were Lying Uninstalled/ Unused
"Place on record a report showing as to how many ventilators were obtained under the PM Cares Fund and how many are procured by the State Government on its own and how many of them are functional": MP HC To State
Woman Embraces Islam, Marries A Muslim- Jammu And Kashmir High Court Allows Couple To Live Life Their Own Way", Grants Protection
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday (May 20) ordered protection to an inter-religious married couple, after the Woman alleged that the couple was receiving death threats from her family members as she embraced Islam and married a Muslim. The Bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey issued directions to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through Director-General...
Rule 12(9) Of Kerala Wetland Rules Prima Facie Ultra Vires To Extent It Charges Fee Depending On Area Of Proposed Building: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has declared that Rule 12(9) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules (Rules) is prima facie ultra vires its parent Act, the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 (Act) in so far as it charges a fee depending on the area of buildings exceeding 3000 square feet proposed in 'un-notified' lands. Justice PB Suresh Kumar made...
"Of Great Concern": Madras High Court Seeks State Government Response On Covid Treatment Rates At Pvt Nursing Homes, Polyclinics, Hospitals
The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State Government on a petition seeking free Covid treatment at all private Nursing Homes, Polyclinics and Hospitals in the State of Tamil Nadu. The petition came up before a bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthil Ramamoorthy on Thursday, after which the Court issued notice and directed copies of the petition to...
Travails Of Stray Animals Understated Amid Pandemic: Madras High Court Sets Up Committee To Plan For Care & Nutrition Of Stray Animals
Pointing out that the travails of stray animals was lost amid the legitimate attention given to critical issues surrounding the pandemic, the Madras High Court on Thursday constituted a Committee to ensure that stray animals were cared for. While directing the constitution of the Committee, Justice Dr Anita Sumanth, speaking for herself and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy stressed that...
"Concern Is Regarding Preventive Steps": P& H HC Seeks Assistance Of States Of Punjab, Haryana, UT Of Chandigarh On Preventing Spread Of Black Fungus
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday sought assistance of States of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh on the steps to curb the spread of black fungus after expressing concern regarding preventive steps. A division bench comprising of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh also directed that the U.T. of Chandigarh may impress upon the private diagnostic centers to reduced...
"Regulate & Cap The Rates Of CT Scan, Other Tests In Uttar Pradesh": Plea Moved Before Allahabad High Court
An Intervention Application has been moved before the Allahabad High Court in the COVID Management matter wherein the High Court is taking stock of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The Application has been moved by one Kartikey Dubey, Advocate in Person praying for directions to State Government to pass appropriate orders to regulate and cap the prices of CT...