Consider Taking Up RTI Cases On COVID-19 Issues For At Least 3-4 Hours Every Day: Madras High Court Tells Information Commission

The Madras High Court on Wednesday asked the Central and State Information Commissions to consider a representation made by journalist Saurav Das for expeditious disposal of RTI cases pertaining to Covid-related issues. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed, "It may do well for the State and the Centre...

Madras High Court To Remain Closed For Summer Vacation From May 1 To May 31

The Principal Seat of the Madras High Court and its Bench at Madurai shall remain closed for Summer Vacation starting from May 1, 2021 till May 31, 2021. As per a notification issued by the Registrar General yesterday, the period of Summer Vacation for this year is split into four parts for the purpose of Vacation Court sitting. The dates relating to filing and sitting are...

Post Mortem Of Union's Stance On Covid Readiness And EC's Sensationalism Concerns May Have To Wait: Madras HC In Suo Motu Covid Case

Today when the Madras High Court took up its own-motion petition relating to the monitoring the COVID-19 response in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Additional Solicitor General R Shankaranarayan sought to assert that the Centre had taken all necessary steps to face the Covid-19 situation."Curve was flattening in December.. In January everything was fine", the ASG submitted. He averred that...

"Social Media Doing A 'Great Job' In Reaching Out To Citizens Who Need Urgent Help": P&H High Court Observes A Section Of Media Airs Sensational News

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (April 28) lauded the role of social media in reaching out to the citizens who are in urgent need of help. The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan, however, added that a micro percentage of media may not be that responsible in playing a positive role in nation building and instead of restraining to promote hate speeches, coverage, it...

Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections During COVID- Supreme Court To Hear The Plea Tomorrow [Saturday], Issues Notice

Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh and the State Election Commission in a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which allowed the Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections to continue amidst the rising COVID-19 cases.

A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the submissions of Advocate Shoeb Alam and directed for the matter to be taken...

COVID Management: Rajasthan HC Forms State/District Level Committees Consisting Of Lawyers To 'Alleviate General Public's Difficulties'

Hearing the letter plea filed by the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association highlighting the plight of Covid patients and the situation arising out of shortage in hospitals into a PIL, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday (April 28) formed State Level and District Level Committees to alleviate the difficulties being faced by the general public at large in the State of Rajasthan.The Bench of...

Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Alok Kumar Verma As Permanent Judge Of Uttarakhand High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday approved the proposal for appointment of Justice Alok Kumar Verma, Additional Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court as a Permanent Judge of that High Court. Born on August 16, 1964 in Varanasi, Justice Verma obtained his degree in Law from Harish Chandra Postgraduate College in 1985. He joined Judicial Services of 1982 batch in UP in...

[Oxygen Shortage] Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Suppliers Of Liquid Oxygen, Directs Govt. To Create Portal For Taking Donations Of Medical Equipments From People Abroad

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to all the suppliers of liquid oxygen to the Government of NCT of Delhi after certain issues as regards to the failure of supplying oxygen by the aforesaid suppliers were addressed before the Bench.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli also directed the Delhi Government to create a portal for individuals...

Orissa High Court Extends Life Of Interim Orders Until June 30

The Orissa High Court on Thursday said that in view of the orders passed by the Supreme Court in In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation on April 27, the limitation period of filing prescribed under the general law or Special Laws stands extended until further orders. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice BP Routray, while hearing the...

"Procured Only Out Of Desperation And Need": HC Directs Delhi Police To Release Covid Medicines, Oxygen Seized From Possession Of Patients Or Attendants

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to immediately release Remdesivir or other covid drug and oxygen cylinders seized from the possession of patients or their attendants after observing that they would have procured the same only out of desperation and in need.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli however directed that the Police...

'Media Should Not Report Judges' Oral Comments' : Election Commission Moves Madras High Court Over "Murder Charges" Remarks

In the wake of the Madras High Court's oral observations against the Election Commission of India (EC) charging it as being singularly responsible for the second wave of COVID-19, the EC has moved the High Court praying that directions be issued to media houses to confine their reports to observations recorded in orders or judgments and to refrain from reporting on oral...

Differential Pricing Of COVID Vaccines: Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice To UOI & Rajasthan Government

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday (April 29) issued notices to the Central Government, State Government on a plea challenging differential pricing of the vaccine for the Centre and the State. The petition, filed by Journalist Mukesh Sharma through Advocates Abhay Kumar Bhandari & Siddharth Bapna submits that Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech International Limited...