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Patna High Court Seeks State's Response On Availability Of Medicines, Oxygen Cylinders And Black Marketing
The Patna High Court on Friday sought response of the State Government on the aspect of availability of covid medicines, oxygen cylinders in rural areas especially in the district hospitals and also about the incidents of black marketing in the State. The division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjay S. Karol and Justice S. Kumar also went ahead to direct the State Government to ensure...
Freedom To Report Court Hearings: Citing Supreme Court's Recent Judgment, Plea Filed In Gujarat HC Seeking E-Access To Media
In view of the Supreme Court recent Judgment [Election Commission of India v. MR Vijaya Bhaskar LL 2021 SC 244] upholding the freedom of media to report the oral observations and discussions made by judges and lawyers during a court proceeding, an application has been moved before the Gujarat HC seeking e-access to media. The application has been filed by Advocate Amit Manibhai...
COVID-19- Doorstep Vaccination Of Elderly, Disabled And Others Who Can't Approach Vaccination Centres: Orissa HC Seeks Centre's Response
Dealing with a petition seeking judicial intervention to ensure vaccination for senior citizens with ailments and for those who are physically challenged and are unable to approach the vaccination centres, the Orissa High Court on Thursday (May 6) adjourned the matter for hearing on May 12 in light of the Supreme Court's order dated April 30.COVID19-Plea In Supreme Court Seeks To Ensure...
Reservation In University Cannot Be Applied By Treating All Professors Of Different Subjects As One Cadre : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has quashed a recruitment notification issued by the Kerala University on the ground that it treated professors of different departments as one unit to apply reservation for communities.A single bench of Justice Amit Rawal held that reservations had to be made subject-wise and each post in a particular discipline has to be treated as a single post. The bench struck...
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Ex Gratia Payment To Families Of Judicial Officers, Court Staff Who Lost Their Lives Due To Covid 19
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court 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 frontline...
Administer Covid-19 Vaccines To Antyodaya Card Holders, Persons Falling BPL & APL In Equal Ratio: Chhattisgarh High Court Tells State
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Friday expressed displeasure at the State Government's action of completely halting the Covid-19 vaccination drive with respect to persons in the age group 18-45 for deciding vaccination norms. "We do not appreciate the action of the State Government in totally stopping the vaccination to the residents of the State coming within the age group of above...
Kerala High Court Conditionally Stays Stop Memo Against Judicial Officers' Apartment Complex
The Kerala High Court on Friday issued a conditional stay of the stop memo issued by the Kochi Corporation to the Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society suspending the construction of a 15-storey apartment complex at Chalikkavattom. The stop memo was issued after a complaint alleged that part of the building, 3.27 acres, was being constructed on nilam property. Admitting...
Lockdown- "Any Advocate Practicing Anywhere In the State May Apply For Passes To Visit Office": Madhya Pradesh High Court
Modifying its earlier order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court today directed that any practicing advocate located anywhere in any district headquarters of the State may apply for passes for visiting office from the residence and vice versa, during the ongoing lockdown/Corona curfew.Movement Of Lawyers, Their Staff During Lockdown- "They May Apply For Passes Through Bar Associations": State...
Plea Seeking Compensation For Families Of People Dying Due To Lack Of Oxygen: Delhi HC Directs Govt To Treat It As Representation
Dealing with a plea seeking direction to Union of India and Delhi Government to come up with a scheme to provide appropriate compensation to the families of the patients who died due to shortage of Oxygen, the Delhi High Court yesterday disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea as representation. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel...
Former Judge Of Allahabad High Court Who Delivered Ram Janmabhoomi Verdict, Justice Dharam Veer Sharma Passes Away
Former Judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Dharam Veer Sharma passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness. He was 73 years old. After his retirement in the year 2010, he had moved to Lucknow with the family.The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, offered his condolences to the family in a tweet.माननीय उच्च न्यायालय...
POCSO Accused Not Entitled To Bail Merely On Ground Of Non-Compliance Of Section 35 : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that non compliance of section 35 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, will not entitle the accused to be released on default bail. Section 35 of the POCSO Act provides that the evidence of the child shall be recorded within a period of thirty days of the Special Court taking cognizance of the offence and reasons for delay,...
Woman Dies By Suicide Allegedly After Her Intimate Video Displayed In Public Tripura: High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance
In a significant move, the Tripura High Court on Thursday (May 6) took suo moto cognizance of a news item published in print and electronic media claiming that the video recording of a young married lady in an extremely intimate and compromising position with a man was shown in public and unable to bear the insults and humiliation, she committed suicide.Importantly, the Bench of Chief...