"A Girl, Lady Of 23 Years Is Good Enough To Decide Right Or Wrong": Delhi HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Rape, Making Obscene Video

"Three years prior to the year 2019, prosecutrix might have been 23 years of age and in the opinion of this Court, at the age of 23 years, a girl/lady is good enough to decide what is right or wrong" observed the Delhi High Court while granting bail to a man accused of rape and making obscene video and thereafter threatening the girl to make the video public. A single judge bench comprising...

Covid-19: Woefully Low Number Of Hospital Beds, No Supply Of Oxygen: Sikkim High Court Seeks State's Response

The Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over the 'woefully low' number of hospital beds that are available for treatment of Covid-19 patients in the State. In a suo moto PIL for Covid-19 management, a Division Bench comprising of Justices Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan observed, "The beds identified for patients with Covid in the STNM Hospital and District...

'Not Proper For Us To Issue Directions For Oxygen Supply When Supreme Court Has Constituted National Task Force': Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court has refused to issue directions for procurement/ supply of medical Oxygen in the State, saying that it would be inappropriate to issue directions in that regard when the Supreme Court has already taken note of the matter and has constituted a National Task Force to formulate a methodology for scientific allocation of liquid medical oxygen to all the States and...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Stop On Release Of Malayalam Movie, "Aquarium"

The Delhi High Court is tomorrow scheduled to hear a plea by a Catholic nun urging for issuance of directions to stop the release of Malayalam film 'Aquarium', which is set to air on an OTT platform on May 14, on the grounds that it is "blasphemous" in nature and would hurt the religious sentiments of the Christian community at large.The petitioner, Jessy Mani, is a catholic nun and...

Police Should Avoid Excess Force Against Lockdown Violators : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that police should avoid excess force against lockdown violators.Amicus Curiae Advocate Vikram Huilgol brought to the attention of a bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Arvind Kumar reports about police lathicharge against violators of lockdown rules. He informed the court about the order issued by the court on March 30, 2020 by which...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Lower Court's Order Directing Man To Deposit ₹25 Lakh As Pre-Condition For Bail

The Bombay High Court last week modified a bail order passed by a Malegaon session judge, wherein an accused was directed to pay Rs 25 lakh as a precondition for being released on bail. The Bench of Justice Sarang V. Kotwal was hearing an application filed by on Vijaykumar Deshraj Sethi for modification of the bail condition imposed by ASJ, Malegaon in HIS Criminal Bail Application...

Hospitals Cannot Show Deaths As Non-COVID Deaths If Antigen Tests Showed Suspected COVID Infection : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed that deaths of persons who were suspected to be affected by the Covid-19 virus after antigen tests will be computed as Covid-deaths for the purposes of maintaining records and disposal of bodies. The Court noted that there has been a decline in the number of testing been conducted in the State and as a natural corollary...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Jailed DU Professor Hany Babu Denied Follow-up Treatment For Eye Infection, Alleges Family

Delhi University Associate Professor Hany Babu, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad case has developed an acute eye infection during his incarcerated in Taloja prison with little or no vision in his left eye and little medical attention his family has said in a press statement. Babu was arrested on July 28, 2020 by the National Investigating Agency. "He has little...

NGT Orders Not Followed, Pune Resident Approaches High Court Citing Respiratory Problems From Overburdened Crematorium

A Pune resident has approached the Bombay High Court against the health hazards connected to the toxic emissions from the oldest crematorium Vaikunth Shamshanbhoomi in Pune, Maharashtra; its unscientific management and cremations of nearly 100 bodies in a day, despite an official capacity for just 20. The Public Interest Litigation filed by retired civil engineer and Pune resident...

Allahabad High Court Asks Centre About Policy For Vaccination Of Physically Disabled; Orders Establishment Of Public Grievance Cells In All Districts

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government to come out with a plan for inoculation of physically challenged persons, who cannot visit the vaccination centres, against the Covid-19 virus. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar has also asked the Centre and the State to devise a plan for vaccination of such persons under the age group...

Following Karnataka High Court Order, Centre Increases Oxygen Allocation To State

The Karnataka Government informed the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that the Central Government, as per its decision taken on May 8, has enhanced the daily quota of liquid medical oxygen for the state as 1015 MT with effect from May 11.Taking note of this development, the Court has directed the Centre to place on record its plan to comply with the order passed last week to increase the...

Karnataka High Court Passes Orders To Ensure Food Security During Lockdown

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government, which has declared a lockdown till may 24, to immediately consider the proposal of distributing 10 KG of Food Grains free to PHH Card applicants and 10 KG's at 15 for NPHH Card applicants i.e those who had applied but for whom ration card were yet to be issued. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...