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Prepone Summer Vacations, Grant Interim Bail To Undertrials: High Court Bar Association, Allahabad Requests Acting CJ, Allahabad HC
In view of the recent surge in the COVID cases, the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad has written a letter to the Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, Sanjay Yadav asking him to consider preponing summer vacation so that the spread of COVID-19 may be contained.The letter also requests that ACJ to grant interim bail for at least 8 weeks to all the undertrials who are in jail...
PIL To Cap Price Of HRCT Tests For COVID : Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court today issued to the Delhi government on a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Government to cap the price of High-Resolution Computerized Tomography (HRCT) Test, which is used for detecting the presence and the severity of COVID-19 infection in the lungs of patients. A bench of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice and sought...
'RTPCR Rate Unilaterally Fixed, We Were Never Heard': Labs Move Kerala High Court Against State's 'Populist' Decision To Cap Rates At Rs 500
Ten Private Laboratories have moved the Kerala High Court against the decision of the Kerala Government slashing RTPCR rates to Rs 500 from Rs 1700. The petitioners, through a plea filed by Advocates Paul Jacob, Sheru Joseph and Adhil Haris, aver that they were never heard before the decision was announced over social media on the evening of April 29. Even after the decision was...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Delhi Govt Request For Armed Forces Support For Oxygen Supplies, COVID Facilities
The Delhi High Court has on Monday directed Centre to report instructions on action taken on communication made by Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for lending services of armed forces to set up Covid 19 facilities, oxygen supply, etc.A Division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli sought the instructions on the submissions made...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Bar On Media For Reporting Mass Scale Deaths, Broadcasting Negative News In Wake Of Second Covid Wave
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking directions for evolving and enforcing the Code of Ethics/Regulations on the TV News Channels for reporting news articles of "sensitive nature" including reporting of mass scale deaths, sufferings by the people in the wake of second Covid wave and to restrain the broadcasters or TV channels from spreading negativity, sense of...
Delhi Deputy CM Writes To Defense Minister, Seeks Armed Forces Support For Setting Up, Operationalize Covid Facilities
The Delhi Deputy CM, Manish Sisodia, has written to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for lending services of armed forces to set up and operationalize covid health facilities with about 10,000 oxygenated Non ICU beds and 1000 ICU beds along with arrangements for supply of medical oxygen for such facilities.The letter written by the Deputy CM dated 2nd May 2021 reads thus:"Indian Army has...
"Protectionism Operating Against Women's Interest To Be Viewed With Reservation": Kerala HC Declines Stay On Quash Of 'Men Only' Job Condition
When declining to stay the operation of a Single Judge's ruling that allowed a woman to a 'males-only' job position, the Kerala High Court made crucial observations on protectionism how the notion operated to constrain women within the proverbial glass ceiling. A Division Bench of Justices Devan Ramachandran and MR Anitha were considering an appeal preferred by the Managing Director...
BBMP Appoints Nodal Officer For Medical Assistance To Advocates Affected By COVID19
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has appointed Dr.Venkatesh as Nodal Officer to provide all required medical assistance/arrangements to advocates and their family members infected with Covid-19. President of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru, A P Ranganatha said "​On the request of the Advocates Association Bengaluru, the High Court convened a Virtual Meeting...
Patna High Court To Decide Viability Of Establishing NGO-Run Covid Care Centres Exclusively For Lawyers
The Patna High Court will today consider the feasibility of establishing COVID Care Centres, exclusively for benefit of Lawyers, in case they are infected with COVID-19 virus, the disease is mild and the main requirement is of their isolation and care. A Division Bench comprising of Justices CS Singh and Mohit Kumar Shah is awaiting a report in this regard, to be submitted by the...
Where Motor Accident Caused Trauma To Claimant's Heirs And There Is Nexus Between Accident And Death, Heirs Entitled to Compensation: Allahabad HC
In an appeal from a motor accident claim, the Allahabad High Court recently underscored the importance of ensuring the claimant(s) received the compensation they were entitled to in the event of a dispute between the owner of the vehicle that caused the accident and the insurer.To this end, the Bench of Justices Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajit Singh emphasised that even the...
'Covid-19 Can't Be Managed By Same Department Created To Oversee Healthcare System In Normal Situations': Patna High Court Mulls Constituting Expert Committee
The Patna High Court on Friday observed that it may not be feasible for the State Health Department, created to oversee the healthcare system in normal circumstances, to manage the recent surge in Covi-19 cases. A Division Bench comprising of Justices CS Singh and Mohit Kumar Shah opined that it may be appropriate to constitute a Committee of Experts, to advise and guide the...
Covid-19: Students' Interest Is Our Primary Concern, Have Postponed State Board's Intermediate Examinations: Andhra Pradesh Govt Tells High Court
The Andhra Pradesh Government has informed the High Court that its education department has taken a decision to postpone the 1st and 2nd year Intermediate Examinations until further orders. Advocate General S. Sriram has informed a Division Bench comprising of Justices C. Praveen and M Ganga Rao that in pursuance of the petition seeking stay on the conduct of State Board examination,...