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COVID Vaccines : Why States Have To Pay Higher Prices? Price Must Be Uniform, Supreme Court Tells Centre
"There needs to be one price for COVID-19 vaccines across the nation", said the Supreme Court during the suo moto case on COVID-related issues (In Re Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic). A 3-Judge Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat posed tough questions to the Central Government on the rationale of the dual...
West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Enable Displaced Persons To Return Homes
A five-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court has constituted a three-member Committee to enable persons displaced during the West Bengal post poll violence to return to their homes peacefully. "Law and order is the domain of State and it is duty bound to see that people can return to their homes. It is the paramount role of the Government, which has no political garment so far as rule...
'It's Time We Define Limits Of Sedition' : Supreme Court Stays Coercive Actions Against Telugu Channels On Sedition FIR
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed coercive action against two Telugu channels - TV5 news and ABN Andhra Jyoti- in the FIRs registered by Andhra Pradesh police alleging sedition against them.The channels have filed writ petitions seeking the quashing of FIRs and also contempt petitions contending that the Andhra Police action violated the April 30 order of the Supreme Court which...
'People Are Not Getting Vaccine Slots; Getting Distress Calls' : Supreme Court Questions Co-WIN Registration Requirement For Vaccination
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious concerns at the mandatory requirement of registration in the Co-Win app for getting a slot of COVID vaccination, as a large section of the Indian population is deprived of access to smart phones and internet."You keep saying digital India, digital India, but you are not aware of the ground realities", Justice Chandrachud told the Solicitor General...
'You Can't Just Say You Are The Centre & You Know What's Right. We Have A Strong Arm To Come Down On This' : Supreme Court Questions COVID Vaccine Policy
The Supreme Court on Monday posed tough questions to the Central Government about the rationale of the dual pricing and procurement policy of the COVID vaccines adopted by the Central Government.The Court asked if it was the policy of the Central Government to let States compete with each other for getting vaccines from private manufactures and let states and even municipal corporations...
Will Take A Decision On Cancellation Of CBSE/ICSE Class XII Exams In 2 Days, Tells Govt; Need Good Reasons For Departing From Last Years' Decision:Supreme Court
Supreme Court has on Monday adjourned to Thursday, the plea filed for cancellation of CBSE and ICSE class XII exams, after being informed by Attorney General that government will take final decision in next two days. The Bench observed that if Centre decides to depart from previous year's policy, it needs to give good reasons, as last year the decision was taken after good deliberation....
Supreme Court Hearing On Suo Motu COVID Case: LIVE UPDATES
A 3-Judge Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat has resumed the hearing today the suo moto case on COVID issues (In Re Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic). The hearing was deferred until further notice on May 13 after Justice D Y Chandrachud, the Presiding Judge, tested positive for COVID-19.On April 30, the Bench had...
Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking Cancellation of CBSE/ICSE CLASS XII Examination Amid COVID: LIVE UPDATES
A division Bench of Supreme Court will hear TODAY the plea seeking directions to cancel the Class XII CBSE and ICSE examination and devise an objective methodology to declare the result of class XII within a specific timeframe.A vacation bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari had on Friday adjourned the case after noting that the petitioner had not served advanced copy on...
'Central Vista Project Of National Importance' : Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Suspend Work Amid COVID; Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Petitioners
A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh today dismissed with costs of Rs.1,00,000/- a public interest litigation seeking the temporary suspension of construction work on Central Vista Redevelopment Project, in light of CovidThe court said that the government had already stated that the workers were "staying on site" and all arrangements had been made to ensure...
Soli Sorabjee's Work On 'Right To Freedom Of Speech And Expression' Made Lasting Impression On Me: Justice UU Lalit
"When I was in Soli Sorabjee's chambers, he appeared in the S. Rangarajan (1989) and TAMAS (1988) matters. These cases made a lasting impression on us", told Justice U. U. Lalit on Sunday.Speaking at a memorial organised in remembrance of Sorabjee who passed away from COVID-19 on April 30, the judge discussed how dear the cause of Article 19(1)(a) was to the veteran lawyer and how his...
I Accepted Judgeship On My Mentor Soli Sorabjee's Advice And Never Regretted It For Even A Day: Justice Chandrachud
"For me, Soli Sorabjee has truly been a mentor! When I was asked to be a judge in 1998, I turned to him for advice. And he told me that the dice is cast and now I have to answer the 'call of service'!", told Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Sunday.He was speaking at a memorial organised in remembrance of Sorabjee who passed away from COVID-19 on April 30."Zia (lawyer Zia Mody, Mr....
SC Directs Masking Of Identity of Petitioner-Girl Seeking Protection Against Parents In Entire Record, All Reports/Copies Of Proceedings
The Supreme Court has directed that the identity of a petitioner, seeking direction to the state of NCT of Delhi to provide her protection against her parents, be masked in the complete records of the case and not be disclosed in any report or copies of the proceedings or in any form of communication. The vacation bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose was considering an...