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'Public Health More Important Than Counting Votes': Madras High Court Suggests Lockdown On May 1 & 2
The Madras High Court on Monday (April 26) heard the matter related to the state of preparedness in the wake of the pandemic in the State of Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry and issued a slew of suggestions regarding COVID management in the state of Tamil Nadu & UT of Puducherry.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthil Ramamoorthy stated that if...
'Low Testing Will Make It Impossible To Make Containment Zones': Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Increase In RT-PCR Tests
The Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow an urgent application filed by Advocate Ankur Mahindro, concerning decline in the number of RT-PCR tests being conducted in the national capital. The plea alleges that in the last 4-5 days, RT-PCR tests being conducted by private laboratories have reduced, even when the positivity rates are at an all-time high of beyond 30%. "The disadvantage...
COVID19-Delhi Govt. Decides To Set Up 100 Rooms at Ashoka Hotel For Judges And Their Families
Pursuant to a request received from the Delhi High Court, the Delhi Government has decided to use 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi for setting up of COVID Health facility for the use of Justices, other judicial officers of Delhi High Court, and their families.Pursuant to a request received from the #DelhiHighCourt, the Delhi Government decides to use 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi...
Aadhaar Necessary To Travel During Lockdown; People Not Wearing Masks 'Super Spreaders' : Bombay High Court
Coming down heavily on lockdown violators, including people not wearing masks properly, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court asked the police in 11 Marathwada districts, in Maharashtra, to take strict action against such violators. All persons wearing a mask below the chin or exposing their nose shall be booked for under relevant offenses as such people turn out to...
Telangana High Court To Remain Closed For Summer Vacations From May 3 To May 31
The Telangana High Court will remain closed for Summer Vacations for this year from 3rd May to 31st May 2021. However, the notification issued in this regard, states that vacation benches shall be sitting for the specified period for hearing matters as mentioned in the schedule.In the first half of the summer vacation commencing from May 3 to May 17, division benches comprising of...
'India The Only Country Leaving COVID Vaccine Price To Manufacturers' : Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Centre's Vaccination Policy
A writ petition has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging the Central Government's new vaccination policy on the ground the differentiated pricing for Centre and States allowed by it is arbitrary and discriminatory.The petition filed by Advocate CP Pramod, a member of Communist Party of India(Marxist) who had contested from Palakkad constituency in the assembly polls as a...
Can NSA Be Invoked In A Case Of Trading Adulterated Food, Harmful And Dangerous To Large Number Of Citizens? MP High Court (FB) Answers
A Full Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday delivered a significant judgment pertaining to the power of detaining authorities to invoke the stringent provisions of National Security Act, when offence is committed under a particular Act. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla has held that...
Problems Faced By Orphanages, Old Age Homes & Centre For Disabled Persons Due To COVID: Patna HC Directs State To Create Helpline Number
The Patna High Court last week directed Government of Bihar to forthwith create a dedicated Toll-Free Help Line number for dealing with the problems arising out of the pandemic (Corana-Virus) as may be faced by The Orphanage(s); Old Age Home(s); and Centre for disabled persons set up within the State of Bihar The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar...
COVID-19- "Take Prudent Step To Ensure No Patient Loses Life In State Due To Cessation of Oxygen Supply": Chhattisgarh HC To Govt.
Hearing suo moto cognizance matter related to the tsunamic second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inadequacy in medical infrastructure to tackle the same, the Chhattisgarh High Court today directed the State Government, "To convene a meeting of all concerned to take stock of the situation as to the Oxygen supply/availability as on date and the imminent future requirement....
Covid-19: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Extends Virtual Functioning Till May 15
In view of the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases in the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, the filing/ hearing of cases in the High Court as well as in the District and Subordinate Courts and Tribunals shall be conducted through Virtual Mode till May 15, 2021. Physical hearing in respect of any listed matter will be at the discretion of the Court concerned, subject to the...