Make COVID Vaccines Available At ₹150 By Invoking Price Control Measures: Plea Filed Before Jharkhand High Court

A plea has been moved before the Jharkhand High Court seeking direction to bring COVID-19 Vaccines (Covishield, Covaxin, etc) under price control by invoking Section 3 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and National Disaster Management Act, 2005. The petition has been filed by a practicing lawyer, Mohammad Mumtaz Ansari and it further seeks direction to fix the price of the vaccines...

Arrange Finances For Transgenders' Shelter Homes In The State Of Assam: Gauhati High Court To State Govt

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday (April 29) directed the Social Welfare Department of the State Government to make arrangement for finances for three shelter homes situated in the State of Assam.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak remarked,"At least an interim arrangement be made so that at least for the next two months these shelter homes...

Benefits Flowing From Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme Are Incentives And Are Not Part Of Pay: Supreme Court

Benefits flowing from Assured Career Progression Scheme ('ACPS') and Modified ACPS (MACPS) are incentives and are not part of pay, the Supreme Court observed.The Court allowed Centre's appeal against the Delhi High Court direction to grant the second financial upgradation to the employees under the MACPS w.e.f. 01.01.2006 by relying upon a judgment in Union of India & Ors. v. Balbir...

Arbitrary Price Fixation, Centre Obtains 50% Of Vaccine Doses At Discounted Fair Price: Plea #4 In Kerala High Court Against Vaccine Policy

"The petitioner is … approaching this Hon'ble Court seeking affirmation that the constitutional principles of right to life, equality and dignity, taught to generations of lawyers by teachers like Prof. Mallar, continue to operate during difficult times such as these." A fourth writ petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging the Liberalised Pricing and...

Acute Shortage Of Oxygen Exists In Bihar, Ensure That Oxygen Quota Fixed For Bihar Is Made Available To State: Patna High Court To Centre

Noting that there was an acute shortage of medical oxygen in the State, particularly in the hospitals treating COVID patients, the Patna High Court on Wednesday (April 28) directed the Central Government, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to take all possible measures to ensure that the quota fixed for the State Government. The bench of Justice Chakradhari...

Consider State's Request To Increase Oxygen, Remdesivir Allocation : Karnataka High Court Directs Centre

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Government Of India to immediately consider the request which would be made by the State Government seeking to increase the cap on supply of Remdesivir and Oxygen allotment to the state, in view of the increase in Covid-19 cases. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "The Central...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Against Appointment Of Retd. Justice S. Baskaran As Chairperson Of State Human Rights Commission

The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition challenging appointment of retired High Court Judge, Justice S Baskaran, as the Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission. A Division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy stated that the petition is "utterly misconceived" and no further time should be wasted...

Delhi Allocated Less Oxygen Than Demanded Quantity Than Other States In Covid-19 Fight: Delhi Govt Tells High Court

Delhi Government on Thursday submitted before the Delhi High Court that Delhi has been allocated less oxygen than demanded quantity than other states to fight the current Covid19 crisis.A division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli recorded submissions of Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra appearing for the Delhi Government and has asked the Centre to respond to the same.SG...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Extends Life Of All Interim Orders Till June 30

In view of the havoc created by second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided to extend all interim orders passed by it and other Subordinate Courts /Tribunals in the State, that were subsisting as on April 21, 2021, till June 30, 2021. "Having regard to the prevailing Situation, it is directed that in all matters wherein interim orders passed by...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL For Prosecution Of Errant State Officials Whose Alleged Failure Resulted In Massive Covid-19 Deaths

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking action against Government authorities, including CM Yogi Adityanath's 'Team-11' and other health authorities, for failing to provide adequate medical facilities amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Also Read: "UP Govt. Went Complacent Due To Weakening Of COVID Virus Impact By End Of 2020, Posterity Will Not Forgive Us If...

Delhi Government Orders DMs To Deploy Teams At All Medical Oxygen Refilling Establishments, Plants In Every District To Prevent Hoarding

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority, GNCTD has asked all the District Magistrates to compulsorily deploy teams at all medical oxygen refilling establishments and plants falling under their districts "round the clock".The order issued in this regard on Wednesday by the DDMA reads thus: "As you are aware that the availability of adequate and uninterrupted supply of Medical Oxygen is...

5-Star Covid Facility For Judges : Delhi High Court Closes Suo Moto Case After Delhi Government Withdraws Order

Delhi High Court has on Thursday been informed that the Delhi Government has withdrawn its order giving 5-star covid facility for Judges and their families at Ashoka Hotel, pursuant to the Court's order in the suo moto case. A division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli have therefore closed the suo moto proceedings that it had undertaken to take cognisance of the issue and...