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Bombay HC Orders Nanavati Hospital To Submit Fresh Report On Varvara Rao's Health Condition, Rao To Remain In Hospital For Now
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital at Mumbai to submit a fresh report about the health condition of Dr. PV Varavara Rao on the next date of hearing on January 13 and observed that the 81-year-old Telugu poet accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence will remain in hospital till then.Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik were...
Will You Appoint Expert Agency To Study Habitat Of Great Indian Bustard?Karnataka High Court To State
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to make a statement on January 21, on whether it was willing to appoint an expert agency like the Bombay Natural History or Wildlife Institute of India to study the natural habitat of the surviving bird species of the Great Indian Bustard, in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin...
Orissa High Court To Hear Plea Against Amended S. 166 of MV Act, Restricting Period For Filing Claims Petitions
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Government on a petition challenging the 2019 amendment introduced to Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, restricting the period of filing of application for compensation after the occurrence of an accident. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Dr. BR Sarangi asked the Union...
Have Decided To De-Escalate COVID ICU Beds Reservation: Delhi Govt Tells High Court
The Delhi Government today told the High Court that it has decided to de-escalate COVID ICU beds in the city. As per an Order issued under the authority of Directorate General of Health Services, the AAP Government, in a review meeting held on Tuesday, January 5, has decided to: Convert 4 fully COVID private hospitals namely: (i) Fortis Super Speciality Hospital, Vasant Kunj; (ii)...
Waterbodies Lifeline For All Animal Species, Ensure Zero Tolerance Towards Their Encroachment: Madras High Court
Underlining that "waterbodies are the lifeline for all animal species", the Madras High Court on Tuesday (05th January) observed that there has to be a zero tolerance for any kind of encroachment at or endangerment of any waterbody. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed thus in a matter wherein a plea was filed before it,...
COVID New Strain: Madras HC Asks Centre To Take Concerns Raised In Plea Seriously & Issue Measures To Contain Its Spread
While entertaining a Plea containing "certain genuine concerns" pertaining to the new COVID Virus Strain originally detected in the United Kingdom, the Madras High Court on Wednesday (06th January) said, "It is imperative that the Union takes the concerns indicated in the petition seriously and obtains expert advice to issue immediate measures to ensure that the further spread may...
As Covid-19 Situation In State Improves, Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders For Last Time Till Jan 31
The Karnataka High Court has for the last time extended the interim orders passed by the Karnataka High Court, all the District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and all other Tribunals in the State, as well as the order of closure under Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963, till the January 31. A division bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka...
Covid-19: Students Of VTU Move Karnataka High Court Against Decision To Conduct Semester End Examinations Via Offline Mode
Citing health risk due to recent cases of new-strain Corona virus in the State, a group of students has moved the Karnataka High Court against the decision of the Visvesvaraya Technological University to conduct semester examinations in offline mode. The petition has been filed on behalf of 120 students, inter alia seeking to quash notification providing for conduct of exam...
Managing A Construction Project Is Not Within The Jurisdiction: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Customers Of A NOIDA Project
Managing a construction project is not within the jurisdiction of the court, the Supreme Court observed while declining to entertain a writ petition filed by 25 customers of a construction project.The petitioners sought a direction for the revival of the project or refund of the money, and a court monitored probe in the matter. Taking note of the prayers made, the bench headed by Justice DY...
Possibility Of A Relationship Gone Sour Cannot Be Ruled Out : Sikkim High Court Acquits Rape Accused
The possibility of a relationship gone sour cannot be ruled out, the Sikkim High Court observed while it acquitted a man accused of raping a woman on the pretext of promise of marriage.On 10.01.2018, the victim lodged an FIR alleging that she was raped by the accused (Makraj Limboo) on 17.08.2013, due to which she became pregnant and had to abort the baby on his advice. It was further...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs Lok Adalats To Pass Awards In Compliance With Regulation 17 Of NALSA Regulations
While stating that "during long experience as a member of judiciary, I have not come across even a single case where the Lok Adalat has passed an award in compliance of provisions of Regulation 17 and specimen annexed thereto", Justice Rekha Mittal of the Punjab & Haryana High Court recently directed, "The Lok Adalats in the States of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh are...
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Appointed As Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.Gauhati High Court has been functioning with Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as the Acting Chief Justice since September 20, 2020, following the retirement of the previous Chief Justice Ajai Lamba.The notification issued by...