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COVID-19- Govts. Need To Be 'Over Sensitive' To Help Patients Irrespective Of Their Origin State: P&H High Court Bats For Common Oxygen Strategy
In an important observation, the Punjab & Haryana High Court last week said that in a situation like one created by COVID-19 Pandemic, the paramount consideration of the Governments should be of helping every human being irrespective of the State to which he/she belongs. A division bench comprising of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh also directed the Government of...
"Our Humble Kanji Is Being Charged At Rs.1300" Kerala High Court Warns Private Hospitals Against Charging Exorbitant Rates On COVID Treatment
Giving strong warning to hospitals for overcharging on Covid-treatment rates, the Kerala High Court on Monday cautioned hospitals to abide by the rates notified by the government in its Order published today.The Division Bench of Justices Devan Ramachandran and Dr Kauser Edappagath orally cautioned hospitals to charge rates as notified by the State Government today. The Court cited an instance...
COVID- Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Declaration Of Medicines, Medical Equipment As Essential Commodities, Setting Up Of Special Fast Track Courts
The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking directions on the Delhi Government to issue notification regarding covid medicines and medical equipments including oxygen cylinders and Concentrators under sec. 3 of the Essential Commodities Act in order to curb instances of hoarding. The plea also prays for setting up of fast track special court for...
Consider Applications Seeking Permits For Motorcycle Taxis Within 2 Months, Karnataka High Court Directs State
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to in two months time consider and decide on the representation made for grant of permits for running a motorcycle taxi service in the state. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice J H Kazi issued the direction while disposing of an appeal filed by ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd. The petitioners had contended that...
Delhi Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case: Delhi Court Refuses To Grant Stay On Coercive Action Against Businessman Navneet Kalra
A Delhi Court on Monday refused to grant stay on coercive action against businessman Navneet Kalra in the anticipatory bail application moved by him in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police last week.While adjourning the bail plea for tomorrow, the Special Judge asked the Delhi Police to file a reply in the matter.Kalra had sought interim relief...
Delhi High Court Directs AAP MLA Imran Hussain To File Documents In Support Of His Claims On Alleged Oxygen Hoarding Case
A division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court has directed AAP Cabinet Minister Imran Hussain to file documents in support of his claim, on a plea alleging hoarding and distribution of oxygen cylinders by the leader from his office at Ballimaran in New Delhi.The court had earlier directed the MLA to file his response on the matter and asked him to be...
COVID- Submit Details Regarding Facilities, Medicines, Infrastructure & Vaccination Drive: Calcutta High Court To WB Govt
The Calcutta High Court on Monday (May 10) directed the State Government to file an affidavit disclosing the exact state of affairs as well as the facilities, medicines, infrastructure, and the vaccination drive already started within the State.The Bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Shampa Sarkar was hearing a plea filed in connection with the surge in the Covid19 cases within the...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Directions To Safeguard Interest Of Children Orphaned Due To Covid Pandemic
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking direction to Union of India, Government of NCT Delhi to safeguard the interest of the children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 and who do not have anyone else to take care of them and face the risk of being trafficked.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to...
Civil Society Organizations, Lawyers & Academicians Write To MP High Court Chief Justice For De-Congestion Of Prisons
A group of 27 civil society organisations, lawyers, academics and journalists have written a letter to the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court requesting immediate decongestion of prisons of the state in the light of second wave of Covid19. The letter is signed by 10 human rights organization and 17 eminent academicians, lawyers and journalists including Advocate Apar...
"Acute Medical Crisis In Himachal Pradesh, COVID Has affected Urban As Well As Rural Areas": HP High Court Issues Directions
Given the fact that the State has witnessed a drastic surge in the Covid-19 positive cases and the fatality in the State are highest in the Country, the Himachal Pradesh High Court last week expanded the scope of a plea to the entire State regarding COVID Management The Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia was dealing with a plea filed in...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Ex Gratia Payment To Families Of Judicial Officers, Court Staff Who Lost Their Lives Due To Covid
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking ex gratia payment to the kith and kin of judicial officers and members of the court staff in tune of Rs. 1 Crore and 50 Lakhs respectively who have lost their lives due to covid 19 virus. The plea also seeks direction to declare late Kovai Venugopal and Kamran Khan, judicial officers who recently succumbed to covid 19, as...
HOD, Director Of Hospital Ought To Know Nature Of Sickness And Treatment Of Patient: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that in the medical field, Head of Department and the Director of a medical institution ought to know the nature of sickness and treatment of the patient keeping in view the welfare of the patient.The observation came from a division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh while dealing with a letter patent appeal filed by one Mehraz...