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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...
"Treat Judicial Officers As Frontline Workers, Earmark COVID Hospitals For Them And Their Families", PIL Filed In Delhi HC
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to treat the judicial officers as frontline workers and to earmark private/government COVID hospitals for the treatment of judicial officers and their families. The Petition filed by Shobha Gupta and others (advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi) has been moved before the...
Second Covid Wave: Delhi Government Extends Lockdown Till May 3
In view of the rising covid 19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi Government has extended its lockdown by another week and will continue till May 3 in order to curb the spread of the covid 19. Delete In view of rising #Covid cases, Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) announces that #Lockdown in Delhi would be extended by another week.The lockdown would continue...
Madras High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Use Of 'Derogatory Terminologies' (Divyang/Divyangjan) For Persons With Disabilities
The greater emphasis should be on the effective measures adopted by the State rather than following the fad of political correctness as to the expressions used to describe them: Madras High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court To Hear Cases Only Through Virtual Mode From April 26, SOP Issued
In view of the present situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (S.O.P.) for the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Principal Seat Jabalpur and its Benches at Indore & Gwalior. The SOP states that cases shall be heard only through Virtual mode at Principal Seat Jabalpur and Benches at Indore & Gwalior and no...
Student Misses Exam As His 'Mental Health Deteriorated During Lockdown', Gujarat HC Allows Him To Take Supplementary Exam
In a significant order, the Gujarat High Court on Friday (23rd April) allowed an Engineering student, who claimed that his mental health deteriorated during the Lockdown and thus, he failed to take the earlier semester exams due to depression, to take the supplementary exam. Observing that in order the petitioner is not placed in the irreversible situation and that the petition does...
Sr Adv AM Singhvi & P Wilson Nominated To Rajya Sabha Committee Of Privileges
The Chairman of Rajya Sabha on Friday nominated Senior Advocates Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi and P. Wilson as members of the Rajya Sabha's Committee of Privileges. The nomination shall come into effect from April 20. Their names find mention among 8 other nominations made by the Chairman under Rule 192 (2) of the Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha Rules. The full list...
"He Is Chained Like An Animal In Hospital", Journalist Siddique Kappan's Wife Writes To CJI Ramana Seeking His Immediate Release
"Media is the breath of democracy, and it is an attempt for giving breath to a media person, who is in jail for the last more than 6 months, and the Habeas Corpus petition also pending since 06.10.2020": The Letter by Kappan's wife states
Senior Advocate V. Shekhar Passes Away Due To COVID
Senior Advocate V. Shekhar, who practiced before the Supreme Court of India today passed away due to COVID-19.He was born in Delhi and studied commerce at graduation level before securing an LL.B. degree from the University of Delhi and he had a post-graduate degree in Political Science also from the University of Delhi. After his enrolment with the Bar Council of Delhi, he started practicing...