"Imposing Exorbitant Cost Will Have Chilling Effects On Citizens' Right To Question Acts Of Govt." : Appeal In SC Against HC's Refusal To Stay Construction At Central Vista

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's recent judgement dismissing PIL seeking the temporary suspension of construction work of Central Vista Redevelopment Project in wake of Covid, while also imposing costs of 1 lakh.The petitioners Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi have also sought a stay on the impugned order dated 31st May 2021 as an...

COVID Drugs, Oxygen Concentrators, Ventilators To Carry 5% Tax As GST Council Slashes Rates

In its 44th meeting, the Goods and Services Tax(GST) council slashed the tax rates of several COVID drugs and essentials used in relation to pandemic control.The tax rates on medicines like Tocilizumab and Amphotericin B, used for treating Black Fungus, have been reduced from 5% to zero.Rates of Remdesivir and any other drug recommended by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and...

Supreme Court Lawyers As High Court Judges? After DHCBA, Calcutta HC Bar Association Writes To CJI Against SCBA Proposal

The Bar Association of Calcutta High Court has written to the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana opposing the proposal made by the Supreme Court Bar Association for elevation of lawyers practicing in the top court as High Court judges.The issue has its genesis in a communication made by the SCBA earlier this week, in which it said that the CJI has agreed to the proposal to consider...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: May 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 240 To LL 2021 SC 262]

1. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act; Reads Down Sections 4, 7 and 10 [Case: Indian School, Jodhpur v. State Of Rajasthan; Citation: LL 2021 SC 240] A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari upheld the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016. "The...

'Unfair, Arbitrary' : DHCBA Writes To CJI Against SCBA Proposal To Elevate Supreme Court Lawyers As High Court Judges

The DHCBA has taken strong exception to the statement made by the SCBA that Supreme Court lawyers are more meritorious.

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement Of Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), 2021 Amid COVID19

The Delhi High Court today dismissed an application seeking the postponement of the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam, 2021, (FMGE) on an application moved by the Association of MD Physicians.Also known as the Medical Council of India Screening Test, FMGE is a licensure examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in India as a mandatory requirement, for an Indian citizen who...

"High Court Has Committed Wrong" Supreme Court Takes Objection To HC's Order Granting Parole To A UAPA Convict When SLP Was Pending Before SC,

Supreme Court on Friday took objection to grant of parole to a UAPA Convict by the High Court of Rajasthan when the SLP was still pending before the Apex Court. A Division Bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Justice MR Shah made the observation while hearing an application filed by UAPA Convict, Arun Kumar Jain who is presently lodged in Central Jail, Jodhpur, seeking grant of bail for...

'Issues Are Genuine; Will Attend To It' : Centre Tells Supreme Court On Pleas To Compensate COVID Victims

The Central Government told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Centre was actively considering the issues raised in two pleas seeking ex gratia monetary compensation of Rs. 4 lakhs or notified ex gratia monetary compensation to the families of the deceased who had succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The issues are genuine and we will attend to it. Give me some time and we will sort...

'Unwise To Scuttle Investigation' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Amazon & Flipkart Pleas Against CCI Probe

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the writ petitions filed by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart challenging an order passed by the Competition Commission of India for a preliminary investigation into their alleged anti-competitive practices.A single bench of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar dismissed the writ petition citing the limitations of the power of judicial review under Article...

"All States Must Implement One Nation One Ration Card Scheme": Supreme Court Reserves Judgement In Suo Moto Migrant Workers Case

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that all States must implement the" One Nation One Ration Card" scheme, which allows migrant labourers to get ration benefits from any part of the country, irrespective of the place where their ration card is registered.This observation came after Counsels for Maharashtra and Punjab informed the Court that they had implemented the Scheme. When the...

'Not Advisable To Seal Hospitals Amid COVID' : Supreme Court Protects Ahmedabad Hospitals From Coercive Actions

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed, as an interim measure, that buildings devoid of a building use certificate and an NOC from the fire department may continue to be used by hospitals and nursing homes in the state of Gujarat.The Court appreciated the submission made by SG Tushar Mehta, for the state, that amid the ongoing pandemic and the apprehension of a third wave, it would not be...

Supreme Court Adjourns Plea For Induction Of Foreign Medical Graduates In COVID Force To June 15

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to June 15 the hearing of two petitions seeking the induction of Foreign Medical Graduates in the healthcare workforce of the country to augment the ailing healthcare system. A vacation bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice MR Shah could not take up the petition today due to paucity of time. The cases are Association of MD Physicians...