Delhi High Court Hammers Delhi Govt For Inaccurate Information On 250-Bed Covid Facility

A division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli, that has been dealing with issues of Covid-19 management in the capital today pulled up the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government for providing inaccurate information on the readiness of a 250-bed Covid-19 facility in one Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka, New Delhi. Inter alia the court also looked into issues dealing with...

Allahabad High Court Stays Coercive Action Against Lucknow's Sun Hospital, Its Staffers For Allegedly Spreading 'False Rumours' About Oxygen Scarcity

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (May 11) directed that no coercive measures shall be taken against Lucknow's Sun Hospital and its staff pursuant to an FIR lodged for allegedly raising "false rumours" about oxygen shortage.BREAKING: Allahabad High Court Says Compensation Must Be At Least ₹ One Crore For Death Of Polling Officers Due To COVID During Election DutyBREAKING : Allahabad...

Delhi HC Pulls Up JNU For Apathy In Responding To Requests Of Students And Teachers For COVID Care Facility Within Campus

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for not reacting with "swiftness and alacrity" as COVID cases continue to rise in a plea filed by students and teachers seeking a COVID care centre as well as oxygen production facilities to be set up within the campus.A Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh issued notice as well as a slew of directions,...

'High Time Govt Opens Doors To Enable Capable Vaccine Manufacturers To Produce Vaccines': PIL In Kerala High Court Seeks Compulsory Licensing Of Covid Vaccines

The Kerala High Court has sought the response of Central Government on a petition that prays for the invocation of compulsory licensing to allow capable vaccine manufacturers to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines in the wake of the second wave of infections. A Division Bench of the High Court, comprising of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and MR Anitha sought the Centre's response upon...

NIA Court Grants Permission To Jailed Anti- CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi To Take Oath As Legislator of Assam Assembly

Jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi, who is the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars, on Tuesday received permission from a special NIA court to take oath as legislator of Assam Assembly.Special NIA Judge Pranjal Das hearing a petition by Gogoi, the Raijor Dal chief, granted him the permission for taking oath as a legislator at the Assam Assembly complex."This is not a bail....

How State Will Give Second Dose? Karnataka High Court Rings Alarm Bells Over COVID Vaccine Shortage

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to place on record a road map by Thursday on how it proposes to provide vaccination to everyone in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "We direct the state government to place on record a road map showing how it is going to provide vaccine to beneficiaries, who...

Delhi Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Refuses To Grant Interim Relief To Navneet Kalra,

A Delhi Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief or protection against arrest in the anticipatory bail plea filed by businessman Navneet Kalra accused in connection to the oxygen concentrators hoarding case and sent the case to the District Judge for deciding jurisdiction of the matter.Additional Sessions Judge Sumit Dass was dealing with the jurisdictional aspect concerning...

Covid-19: Why Are You Not Invoking Essential Commodities Act To Regulate Prices Of Life Saving Drugs? Telangana High Court Asks Govt.

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday asked the State Government to explain as to why the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and/ or the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 are not being invoked for regulating prices of life saving drugs essential for treatment of Covid-19. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy has ordered...

Plea Seeking Setting Up Of 'COVID Drive-In Vaccination Centres' For Delhi: Delhi High Court Directs Govt To Treat It As Representation

Dealing with a plea seeking direction to Union of India and Delhi Government seeking conversion of open spaces for eg. vacant Stadiums and seeking a direction to the Government to set-up drive-in vaccination centres in Delhi, the Delhi High Court today disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea as representation.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel...

"You Cannot First Penalize People Just For Hiding Your Failures" Delhi Court To Prosecution In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case

"You cant first penalize people and then make a law. Can you make them guilty of offences which is no offence just to remain in good books? There is a vaccum. Just because of hiding your failures you can't run behind people. You can't create terror." Remarked a Delhi Court on Tuesday while reserving orders in the Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding case.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar...

Plea In Delhi High Court To Provide Cashless Treatment To Judicial Officers, Court Staff, Family Members

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court for providing cashless medical treatment irrespective of the hospitals to judicial officers, court staff members or their immediate family members undergoing treatment and also to provide an immediate reimbursement of the medical expenses already incurred them.The urgent application is moved by Advocate Tanveer Ahmed Mir in the petition filed by...

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Details Of Number Of Vaccines Supplied To Vaccine Centers Across The State

The Kerala High Court took up a petition seeking the publication of data on the number of vaccines supplied to different vaccine centers in Kerala. A Division Bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and MR Anitha considered that matter today over ZOOM, ordering it to be posted on Friday for further hearing. After hearing the petitioner's submissions, Justice Vijayaraghavan...