COVID- When Citizens Are Pushed To Precipice, Unexpendable Role Of State To Control Profiteering By Anyone, Even Pvt Hospitals: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court on Friday declared that the State has an unexpendable role in controlling and containing attempts to profiteer off of the situation prevailing in the state. A Division Bench of Justices Devan Ramachandran and MR Anitha took up a petition seeking uniform COVID-19 treatment tariffs across private hospitals, labs, and diagnostic centers in the state. Voicing...

"It's Not The Lack Of Funding, It's The Lack Of Infrastructure": Delhi High Court On Plea Seeking Covid Facility For Lawyers

A division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli, remarked on a plea seeking ICU beds and the building of a Covid-19 facility for lawyers, "It's not about the lack of funding, but the lack of infrastructure."The bench further stated that this was a "complete failure of the State", as there was no medical infrastructure to support the creation of any new facility to fight the...

Kerala High Court Institutes Suo Motu Proceedings Upon News Reports Of Woman Jumping Off Train To Escape Theft and Rape Bid

“It is hoped that the fears of the travelling public are allayed”

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Antrix's Winding Up Proceedings Against Devas With Rs Rs 5 Lakh Cost

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition which sought to quash proceedings initiated by ISRO-arm Antrix Corporation before NCLT Bengaluru to the wind up Devas Multimedia Private Ltd.The High Court dismissed the petition filed by Devas Employees Mauritius Private Ltd, a share holder in Devas Multimedia Private Ltd, with a cost of Rs 5 lakhs, after terming it an abuse of process...

There Shouldn't Be A Situation Where Administration Is Caught Unawares Of Deterioration Of Situation & COVID Patients Are Deprived Of Medical Attention: AP HC

Dealing with a PIL related to the COVID management in the State of Andhra Pradesh, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (April 28) directed the State Government, "Let there be not a situation where the administration is caught unawares in the event of deterioration of the situation and patients are deprived of getting medical attention and treatment." The Bench of Chief...

Consider Taking Up RTI Cases On COVID-19 Issues For At Least 3-4 Hours Every Day: Madras High Court Tells Information Commission

The Madras High Court on Wednesday asked the Central and State Information Commissions to consider a representation made by journalist Saurav Das for expeditious disposal of RTI cases pertaining to Covid-related issues. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed, "It may do well for the State and the Centre...

Madras High Court To Remain Closed For Summer Vacation From May 1 To May 31

The Principal Seat of the Madras High Court and its Bench at Madurai shall remain closed for Summer Vacation starting from May 1, 2021 till May 31, 2021. As per a notification issued by the Registrar General yesterday, the period of Summer Vacation for this year is split into four parts for the purpose of Vacation Court sitting. The dates relating to filing and sitting are...

Post Mortem Of Union's Stance On Covid Readiness And EC's Sensationalism Concerns May Have To Wait: Madras HC In Suo Motu Covid Case

Today when the Madras High Court took up its own-motion petition relating to the monitoring the COVID-19 response in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Additional Solicitor General R Shankaranarayan sought to assert that the Centre had taken all necessary steps to face the Covid-19 situation."Curve was flattening in December.. In January everything was fine", the ASG submitted. He averred that...

"Social Media Doing A 'Great Job' In Reaching Out To Citizens Who Need Urgent Help": P&H High Court Observes A Section Of Media Airs Sensational News

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (April 28) lauded the role of social media in reaching out to the citizens who are in urgent need of help. The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan, however, added that a micro percentage of media may not be that responsible in playing a positive role in nation building and instead of restraining to promote hate speeches, coverage, it...

Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections During COVID- Supreme Court To Hear The Plea Tomorrow [Saturday], Issues Notice

Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh and the State Election Commission in a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which allowed the Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections to continue amidst the rising COVID-19 cases.

A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the submissions of Advocate Shoeb Alam and directed for the matter to be taken...

COVID Management: Rajasthan HC Forms State/District Level Committees Consisting Of Lawyers To 'Alleviate General Public's Difficulties'

Hearing the letter plea filed by the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association highlighting the plight of Covid patients and the situation arising out of shortage in hospitals into a PIL, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday (April 28) formed State Level and District Level Committees to alleviate the difficulties being faced by the general public at large in the State of Rajasthan.The Bench of...

Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Alok Kumar Verma As Permanent Judge Of Uttarakhand High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday approved the proposal for appointment of Justice Alok Kumar Verma, Additional Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court as a Permanent Judge of that High Court. Born on August 16, 1964 in Varanasi, Justice Verma obtained his degree in Law from Harish Chandra Postgraduate College in 1985. He joined Judicial Services of 1982 batch in UP in...