COVID19-Conducting Board Exams At This Perilous Time Puts Lives At Risk: Plea In Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Deferral Of AP Board Exams

A plea has been moved in the Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the conduct of Class 10 and 12 Board Examinations by the Andhra Pradesh Educational Board amid the worsening pandemic. "Conducting the aforesaid examination across Andhra Pradesh State at such perilous time, is nothing else but putting lives of lakhs of young students (including Petitioners herein) at utmost risk and...

Covid-19: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, Delhi Govt Response On Plea For Interim Release Of Non-Heinous Crimes' Prisoners

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government, the police and prison authorities on a plea by one Shobha Gupta seeking temporary release on bail or parole, of prisoners involved in non-heinous crimes, from the Central prisons in Delhi in view of an unrelenting surge...

Sitting Judge Of Allahabad High Court Justice Virendra Kumar Srivastava Succumbs To Covid-19

Justice Virendra Kumar Srivastava, a sitting Judge of the Allahabad High Court has succumbed to COVID-19 virus. After contracting the virus, he was shifted to PGI, Lucknow few days ago, where he passed away today. Justice Srivastava obtained his degree in Law in the year 1986 and post graduated in Law in the year 1988. He was appointed in the Higher Judicial Service in 2005....

After Bombay High Court's Intervention, Centre Increases Maharashtra's 10-day Remdesivir Allocation To 4,35,000 Vials

A day after the Drug Controller General of India (MoHFW) interacted with the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, Maharashtra's Remdesivir allocation for April 21-30, 2021 was increased by 1,66,000 vials; from 2,69,000 vials to 4,35,000 vials, by the Central Committee, on April 24.However, the State's counsel informed the bench, on Tuesday, that they hadn't received even 1/3rd quantity of...

Producer Anurag Augustus Moves Kerala High Court To Cancel Screenwriter Jinu V Abraham's Copyright Over Script For Film Kaduva

The petition may be one of the first moved before the High Court following the abolition of the IPAB after the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021.

Media Could Be Proactive But Has To Be Sensitive, Sensationalism Is Anathema To Responsible Journalism: Calcutta High Court

Dealing with a plea seeking strict enforcement of Section126(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (April 27) remarked, "Sensationalism is anathema to responsible and responsive journalism." The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee further remarked, "Print and audio-visual media could...

Justice Vimla Singh Kapoor Of Chhattisgarh High Court Made Permanent

The Central Government on Wednesday (April 28) notified the appointment of Justice Vimla Singh Kapoor of the Chhattisgarh High Court as Permanent Judge. The Notification of the Central Government in this regard reads, "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Smt. Justice Vimla S. Kapoor, Additional Judge...

President Accepts Resignation Of Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Of Chhattisgarh High Court

The President has accepted resignation tendered by Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta of the Chhattisgarh High Court. The notification to the above effect, issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justices says:"Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta has tendered his resignation from the office of Judge, Chhattisgarh High Court, in pursuance of proviso (a) to clause (1) of Article 217 of...

"We Have To Compensate People Dying Due To Lack Of Oxygen":Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Govt. To Provide Details

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Government of NCT of Delhi to file report with regards to deaths that have taken place at hospitals nursing homes due to shortage of oxygen. The Affidavit in this regard shall be filed within 4 days."We direct the GNCTD to file a report, after making enquiries from all the hospitals and nursing homes, with regard to the deaths which have taken place...

'Hate Messages': Telangana High Court Asks Home Ministry To Consider Representation For Registration Of FIR Against Twitter, Users

The Telangana High Court has asked the Central Government to consider a representation seeking FIR against Twitter and its users, who are spreading hatred messages through the social media app. While disposing of the PIL against circulation of "islamophobic" posts on the platform, a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy asked the Home...

Bombay High Court Directs PSU To Use CSR Funds To Set Up Oxygen Plants For Hospitals

With an aim of oxygen supply in Nagpur region, the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) has directed the Manganese Ore India Ltd, a Public Sector Undertaking, to utilize its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) funds for setting upoxygen generation, storage and distribution plants att he hospitals indicated by the District Collector, Nagpur."We are also of the opinion that for same...

Covid 19- Plea In Delhi HC Seeks SIT Probe For Affixing Liability On State, Central Govts And Organizations For Failing To Curb Medical Oxygen Shortage

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a Court monitored SIT investigation for affixing liability and accountability on Central and State Government and also on individual persons and organizations for their negligent role in failing to curb shortage of medical oxygen supply in the hospitals and other places in the national capital.The petition, filed by...