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Covid-19: No Prisoner Be Denied Vaccination Merely For Not Having Identity Documents For Registration On COWIN Portal: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court on Tuesday passed significant directions to ensure that all inmates lodged in prisons of the State are vaccinated against the deadly Covid-19 virus. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice BP Routray was hearing two petitions concerning various issues persistent in the jails in Orissa. One, was a 15-years-old writ petition...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Resorts To Restricted Virtual Functioning
Keeping in view the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has resorted to restricted functioning through video-conference mode for taking up only the extreme urgent cases. The Administrative Committee of the High Court has resolved that: Only urgent matters already filed in the year 2021 till April 22 and fresh cases in which mentioning has been...
Give Food Ration Kits, Stop Pay Cuts For Labourers During Lockdown : AICCTU Seek Directions From Karnataka High Court To State
The All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) on Tuesday filed a memo before the Karnataka High Court bringing to the notice of the court the serious impact on food, livelihood and economic security of large sections of the society, particularly the unorganised workers, farmers and landless labourers, during the 14-day lockdown across the state, from Tuesday 9...
'All Necessary Precautions have been taken': Kerala High Court Disposes Cases Seeking Lockdown During Election Counting Day
'The Kerala High Court has closed proceedings seeking directions calling for prohibition on large gatherings or the declaration of lockdown in the State on May 2, 2021, given the surge in the daily numbers of those affected by COVID-19 in the state. The results of the Kerala Assembly elections will be notified on this date.A Bench of Justices Ashok Menon and CS Dias on Tuesday took up for...
Bhima Koregaon- Father Stan Swamy Moves Bombay High Court For Bail
Father Stan Swamy, tribal rights activist and an accused in the Elgaar Parishad – Bhima Koregaon Case has approached the Bombay High Court challenging rejection of his bail pleas by the Special Court under the National Investigating Agency Act. The 84-year-old Jesuit priest has filed an appeal against two orders of the NIA court, the first rejecting his emergency bail application...
Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Scheme For Providing Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Girls
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to strictly abide by the time schedule it has enunciated for procurement of sanitary napkins/pads, for the year 2021-22, under the Shuchi Scheme. Under the scheme sanitary napkins are distributed to adolescent girls studying in schools and staying in hostels between the age group of 10 to 19 years. A total of 17,06,933...
'No One Should Die For Want Of Oxygen': Allahabad High Court Issues Directions For Uninterrupted Supply
"If even after seven decades of our attaining freedom with so many heavy industries set up, we are not able to provide oxygen to our citizens, it's a matter of shame," observed the Allahabad High Court today. The remarks were made by a Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar on being informed that hospitals in the State are running out of...
MP High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Action Against Election Commission For Conducting Elections In 5 States Violating COVID Norms
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (April 26) disposed of a plea filed seeking actions against the Election Commission of India for the State Legislative Assemblies of West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala, by violating the COVID protocol, guidelines. Refusing to entertain the plea, the Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan...
"It Is The Duty Of Central Govt To Ensure Hindrance Free Supply Of Oxygen, States Including UP Shouldn't Obstruct/Stop Oxygen Movement": MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (April 26) took into account 3 Interim Application filed in the suo moto Writ Petition, which was registered on the basis of a letter (dated 08.06.2020) sent by Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi to the Chief Justice of India. Importantly, the Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan...
'There Is Hoarding On Both Medicines And Oxygen, You Are Not Doing Anything': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Government of NCT of Delhi on the issue of black marketing and hoarding of covid medicines and oxygen cylinders. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli went ahead to note that there were incidents of black marketing with respect to the oxygen cylinders which is "one of the biggest challenges faced...
LSAT—India 2021 Online Entrance Test Advanced to 29 May
In the light of class 12 board exams getting postponed, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) has advanced the date for conducting LSAT—India Test. The AI-Enabled and Remote-Proctored LSAT—India Entrance Test shall be held during 29th May to 2nd June, 2021. This decision will help various law schools that use LSAT score for admission, including the Jindal Global Law School, to complete the admissions process in the month of June itself. The last date to apply for the entrance...