"Critical Patients Running From Pillar To Post In Search Of Beds": Amicus Moves Punjab And Haryana HC Seeking Revival Of Plea Concerning Covid Facilities

Reviving the disposed petition concerning Covid related facilities in States of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh, amicus curiae Senior Advocate Rupinder Singh Khosla has moved an application before the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking revival of the said petition highlighting the critical situation of covid patients and shortage of oxygen supply faced by Hospitals.The Application...

COVID-19: Jharkhand HC To Hear Only Extremely Urgent Cases, Uttarakhand HC & Subordinate Courts Closed Till May 2

In view of the alarming rise in the COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand and Ranchi in particular, the Jharkhand High Court has ordered that all the Hon'ble Benches of the Court shall, with effect from 26th April 2021, take up extremely urgent matters filed in the year 2021 only, through video conferencing mode. It has been further ordered by the High Court that other pending routine/nonurgent matters...

Centre Totally Bans Non-Medical Use Of Liquid Oxygen; No Exception For Any Industry

In view of the acute shortage of medical oxygen in the country, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has imposed a total ban on the use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes. The Centre has also appealed that all manufacturing units may maximize production of liquid oxygen.Though the Centre had restricted the industrial use of liquid oxygen, it had allowed exceptions to nine categories...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Setting Up Of Committee To Review Quality Of Food, Medical Supplies, Other Amenities In Flights

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airport Authority of India and Air India in a plea seeking directions on the Respondents to set up an Independent Committee for reviewing quality and quantity of food, medical facilities in order to tackle emergency needs and other amenities used by passengers at the time of boarding and deboarding flights.A single...

Convert Lawyers Chamber Into Temporary COVID Hospital: Awadh Bar Association Requests ACJ of Allahabad High Court

The Awadh Bar Association, Lucknow has written a letter to the Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, Sanjay Yadav requesting him to direct the conversion of lawyers chamber & Hospital situated within the HC premises into a temporary COVID Hospital. Importantly, the association has requested that Block D, E, F of Advocates Chamber, Multilevel Parking and Auditorium should be...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response in 1987 Maliana Massacre Case

The Allahabad High Court has sought response from the Uttar Pradesh Government on a petition seeking expeditious trial in the 1987 Maliana village massacre case. The incident involves alleged communal killings of 72 Muslim men at Maliana in Meerut district of the State in May 1987. As per the Petitioners, the illegal killings were done by 44th Battalion of the PAC (Provincial...

Arrange Meal During Ugadi, Sri Rama Navami, Teach Orphanage Children": Telangana HC Imposes Condition In A Contempt Case

The Telangana High Court recently directed the District Collector, Nalgonda to spend two hours every week teaching the children of an orphanage for a period of six months in a contempt appeal matter.The bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy also directed District Supply Officer (retired) to arrange a sumptuous meal for the residents an orphanage on the occasions...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [April 19, 2021 – April 25, 2021]

Click Here to read summary of orders passed by various High Courts this week on issues related to surge in Covid-19 cases. Allahabad High Court 1. It's A Shame That While Government Knew Of Magnitude Of COVID Second Wave, It Never Planned Things In Advance : Allahabad High Court A division bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar ordered for lockdown in 5 cities of...

Explain Why State Has Not Received/Obtained Full Oxygen Quota Allotted By Centre : Patna High Court To Bihar Govt

The Patna High Court on Friday pulled up the State Government for failing to procure the full Oxygen quota allocated to it by the Central Government."There is requirement of continuous supply of oxygen for treatment of COVID patients and failure to procure the amount allocated by the Government of India is a serious lapse having perilous consequences of grave nature hugely affecting...

Patna High Court Orders To Create Dedicated Covid Complaint Email ID For Private Hospitals Facing Oxygen Shortage Due To State's Inaction

"Refusal of admission of COVID patients by any hospital because of absence of oxygen is a serious matter and is likely to be fatal," the Patna High Court expressed. To prevent the same, a Division Bench comprising of Justices SC Singh and Mohit Kumar Shah has ordered for setting up a dedicated "Covid-complaint" email at the High Court. The Bench directed that if any Dedicated...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs DLSA Secretaries To Be Part Of Nodal Agencies For Speedy Action On COVID Related Grievances

April 23th: A division bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court consisting of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh, has disposed the application in the case titled Rishi versus State of Haryana and others. In the final orders passed by Bench, it has been directed that Secretaries, Legal Services Authority in every District would be member of Committee/Nodal...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Imposition Of Royalty Taxation On Google India; Asks ITAT To Consider Again

In a relief to Google India Private Limited, the Karnataka High Court has set aside the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (IATA) imposing royalty taxation for 'Adwords program'. The court has remitted the matter back to the tribunal for fresh consideration. A division bench of Jusitce Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty allowed the appeal filed by the company...