Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Scheme For Providing Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Girls

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to strictly abide by the time schedule it has enunciated for procurement of sanitary napkins/pads, for the year 2021-22, under the Shuchi Scheme. Under the scheme sanitary napkins are distributed to adolescent girls studying in schools and staying in hostels between the age group of 10 to 19 years. A total of 17,06,933...

'No One Should Die For Want Of Oxygen': Allahabad High Court Issues Directions For Uninterrupted Supply

"If even after seven decades of our attaining freedom with so many heavy industries set up, we are not able to provide oxygen to our citizens, it's a matter of shame," observed the Allahabad High Court today. The remarks were made by a Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar on being informed that hospitals in the State are running out of...

MP High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Action Against Election Commission For Conducting Elections In 5 States Violating COVID Norms

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (April 26) disposed of a plea filed seeking actions against the Election Commission of India for the State Legislative Assemblies of West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala, by violating the COVID protocol, guidelines. Refusing to entertain the plea, the Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan...

"It Is The Duty Of Central Govt To Ensure Hindrance Free Supply Of Oxygen, States Including UP Shouldn't Obstruct/Stop Oxygen Movement": MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (April 26) took into account 3 Interim Application filed in the suo moto Writ Petition, which was registered on the basis of a letter (dated 08.06.2020) sent by Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi to the Chief Justice of India. Importantly, the Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan...

'There Is Hoarding On Both Medicines And Oxygen, You Are Not Doing Anything': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Delhi Government

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Government of NCT of Delhi on the issue of black marketing and hoarding of covid medicines and oxygen cylinders. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli went ahead to note that there were incidents of black marketing with respect to the oxygen cylinders which is "one of the biggest challenges faced...

LSAT—India 2021 Online Entrance Test Advanced to 29 May

In the light of class 12 board exams getting postponed, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) has advanced the date for conducting LSAT—India Test. The AI-Enabled and Remote-Proctored LSAT—India Entrance Test shall be held during 29th May to 2nd June, 2021. This decision will help various law schools that use LSAT score for admission, including the Jindal Global Law School, to complete the admissions process in the month of June itself. The last date to apply for the entrance...

Dwaraka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamran Khan Passes Away Due To Covid

Metropolitan Magistrate Kamran Khan of the Dwarka District Court, South West District, New Delhi has passed away due to covid on Tuesday morning.MM Kamran Khan dealt with the cases pertaining to the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and Delhi Development Act, 1957 and presided over the jurisdiction of Police Stations including Palam Village,...

COVID-19- "State's Affidavit Doesn't Reflect Ground Reality, Only Paints Rosy Picture, No Patient Should Remain Unattended": Gujarat High Court

Hearing the suo motu proceedings initiated by it to take stock of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state of Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (April 27) expressed its unhappiness over the response filed by the State Government pursuant to the Court's last week order.The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (20th April) asked the state government to come up with a Reasonable...

District Courts/Tribunals In Uttar Pradesh To Hear Only Fresh Urgent Matters In Virtual Mode From April 28

Principal Secretary (Law) has been directed to take it up the State Government for ensuring proper testing and medical treatment of the Judicial officers, Court Staffs, and their family members.

Ensure Some Beds From Command Hospitals Are Available For COVID Patients : Karnataka High Court Directs Centre

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to ensure that some beds are made available for the benefit of citizens at hospitals operated by defence establishments in the city. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar while hearing a batch of petitions said "Military, Air Force, is there in the city. The request made by BBMP...

How A Politician Procured 10,000 Vials Of Remdesivir From Delhi When Capital Is In Crisis? Bombay High Court Asks

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre about private individuals procuring anti-viral drug, Remdesivir, directly from the manufacturer and distributing it, when companies are expected to provide stocks directly to the Centre. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was referring to the petition filed by four agriculturists before...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Pleas Challenging Centre's COVID Vaccination Policy

The Kerala High Court today issued notice to the Centre on the challenge to the Liberalised Pricing and Accelerated National COVID -19 Vaccination Strategy (Vaccine Policy) and to the private party vaccine manufacturers on the differential pricing strategies. A Bench of Justices Ashok Menon and Murali Purshothaman declined to pass interim orders at this time and expressed inclination to...