"Delaying Access To Medical Assistance Violates Art. 21, 19(1)(d)": Telangana High Court Stays Govt. Guidelines Prohibiting Inter-State Travel Of Ambulances, Patients

Observing that no State action can be validated that results in avoiding or delaying the access of medical assistance to patients in dire need of treatment, the Telangana High Court on Friday stayed the Guidelines issued by the State Government prohibiting inter State travel of ambulances and patients.The guidelines dated 11 May 2021 issued by the State Government directed that patients...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: April 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 193 to LL 2021 SC 239]

1. Acquittal Based On Benefit Of Doubt In Serious Crime Cannot Make Candidate Eligible For Public Employment: Supreme Court [Case: State Of Rajasthan v. Love Kush Meena; Citation: LL 2021 SC 193] A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy reiterated that acquittal based on a benefit of doubt in respect of a heinous or serious nature of crime cannot make...

Not Forcing Anyone To Use App, Users Free To Leave; Aarogya Setu, IRCTC Have Similar Privacy Policy: WhatsApp Tells Delhi High Court

In an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, WhatsApp has submitted that its newly updated privacy policy (of the year 2021) does not affect the privacy of personal messages (of its users) with friends and family in any way. In its affidavit, the Facebook-owned company has stated that the 2021 Update is not "mandatory", and that WhatsApp is not forcing anyone to accept the...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Grant Interim Protection To Navneet Kalra In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case; Adjourns Hearing Till Tuesday

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant interim protection from arrest to businessman Navneet Kalra, accused in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently from the 'Khan Chacha' cafe under his ownership recently.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad turned down the request of Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi...

"Step Motherly, Arbitrary And Inhuman": Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Cancellation of CBSE, ICSE Class XII Exams

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to cancel the examination of Class XII and devise an objective methodology to declare the result of class XII within a specific timeframe. The direction has been sought to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination. The plea has also sought directions...

Conviction Of A Juvenile By JJ Board Is Not A Disqualification for Employment, Requirement Of It's Disclosure Violates His Privacy, Art.21 :Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that using criminal prosecution faced by a candidate as a juvenile to form an opinion about his suitability for appointment is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Moreover, holding that an employer cannot ask any candidate to disclose details of criminal prosecution faced as a juvenile, the Court has also...

Retain States' Power To Identify SEBCs : Centre Seeks Review Of Supreme Court's Interpretation Of 102nd Constitution Amendment

The Central Government has filed a review petition against the 5-judge bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that the 102nd Constitution Amendment abrogated the power of State Governments to identify and notify Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBCs).On May 5, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court, while dealing with the constitutionality of Maratha quota, had by...

"He Is Alleging that The Attorney General For India Is Guilty Of Bench Fixing": Read The Courtroom Exchange In Char Dham Road Project Case

The Bench headed by Justice Vineet Saran has directed the Registry to place the papers before the Chief Justice of India for assignment of appropriate Bench to hear this matter.

Corpses Floating In Ganga : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Judicial Intervention, SIT Probe

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking its intervention into the incidence where about 100 corpses of persons who are suspected to have died of COVID were found floating in the river Ganga in Bihar and UP. The plea has sought direction for constitution of special investigating agency to supervise investigation of death of 100 of human being whose dead bodies have been...

Existence Of Arbitration Clause Does Not Debar Court From Entertaining A Writ Petition In Contractual Matter: Supreme Court

The existence of an arbitration clause does not debar the court from entertaining a writ petition, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment passed on Wednesday (12 May 2021).In this case, the Allahabad High Court allowed a writ petition filed by CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited challenging the directions issued by Executive Engineer, Unnao UPPTCL it to remit Labour Cess amounting...

Actively Considering Live-Streaming Of Supreme Court Proceedings : CJI NV Ramana

The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday said that he was actively considering the proposal to live-stream the proceedings of the Supreme Court.He made this statement at a virtual function organized to launch a mobile facility for journalists to access the VC hearings of the Supreme Court."I am also actively considering the proposal to telecast live the proceedings of the Supreme...

Provide Dry Ration, Open Community Kitchens For Migrant Workers Stranded In NCR : Supreme Court Directs Delhi, UP, Haryana Govts

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central Government and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to provide dry ration to migrant workers in National Capital Region. While providing dry ration the authorities of the States shall not insist on an identity card for those migrant labourers who do not possess for the time being and...