COVID Surge- "Shift Kashmiri Prisoners Back To Valley Jails, Consider Their Case For Parole": J&K HC Bar Association Requests Govt

Observing that many Kashmiri prisoners locked up in different jails outside Kashmir are contracting COVID, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHBA) yesterday urged the Govt. Of India and UT Of J&K administration to either shift Kashmiri detainees to the nearest jails in the Kashmir valley or release them on parole. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar...

Ex-MLA Amit Jogi Moves Chhattisgarh High Court Challenging Govt's 'Reservation In COVID Vaccination' Policy

Filing an application for intervention, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) President & Ex-MLA Amit Jogi has challenged Chhattisgarh Government's COVID-19 Vaccination policy before the Chhattisgarh High Court.This IA has been filed in the suo moto cognizance matter related to the tsunamic second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inadequacy in medical infrastructure to tackle...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Advertisement Promoting Alcoholic Drinks In National Capital

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking action against a beverage company for putting up hoardings for promotion of an alcoholic drink across the national capital. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh has issued notice to the Respondents including the Delhi Municipal Corporation and the company which goes by the...

PIL To Allow Drug Firms To Sell Remdesivir In Domestic Markets: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To UOI, Pharma Companies

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 3) issued notice to the Centre and various pharma majors asking them to respond to a PIL seeking that all drug firms involved in the making Remdesivir be allowed to sell it in the domestic market.The Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued the notice to the Health Ministry, Central Drugs Standard...

Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Appointed As The Acting Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has authorized Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, Member, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC India, to act as its Chairperson with effect from 25th April, 2021.Prior to his appointment as the Member, NHRC on 22 April, 2019, Justice Pant was a Judge of the Supreme Court of India from 13th August, 2014 to 29th August, 2017.Justice Prafulla Chandra...

Tamil Nadu's Advocate General Vijay Narayan Resigns

The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, Vijay Narayan has sent his resignation to Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (who submitted his resignation to Governor Banwari Lal Purohit today).Interestingly, the resignation was sent on May 1, a day before the declaration of the State Assembly election results, however, when he was asked as why he resigned even before the declaration of...

"District & Police Admin Failed To Discharge Their Duties": Jharkhand High Court Directs CID To Keep Strict Vigil On Black Marketing Of Life Saving Drugs

In a significant move, the Jharkhand High Court last week directed the State's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to keep strict vigil in black marketing of medicines and charging extra rate for Beds in hospitals, both in private as well as government. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing suo moto proceedings...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea For Enacting Law, Policies To Curb Child Begging, Protection Of Children On Streets

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking enactment of law or policies for the protection of rights of children on streets, for enacting law or policies to curb child begging and for making adequate arrangements of such children at child care institutes.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to...

"Delhi Riots Gripped By Communal Frenzy, Reminiscent Of Carnage During Partition Days": Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To One

A Delhi Court recently denied anticipatory bail to one Siraj Ahmad Khan, accused for being a part of a riotous mob which attacked a young boy namely Raman, in connection with the Delhi riots that broke out in February last year after opining that such days were "reminiscent of carnage during the days of partition." Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav rejected the anticipatory bail...

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...