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Supreme Court Adjourns Suo Moto COVID-19 Case To May 13 Due To Technical Glitches
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to Thursday the suo moto case pertaining to COVID-19 related issues in the country due to the Control Room server being down. A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat had assembled at 11 AM. However, due to connectivity issues, the Bench was disconnected from the proceedings. After a period of 45 minutes, Amicus Curiae...
Breaking: Delhi High Court Interim Grants Bail To Pinjra Tod Activist Natasha Narwal To Perform Last Rites Of Her Father
The Delhi High Court today granted three weeks' interim bail to Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal, to enable her to perform the last rites of her father who passed away in Rohtak last night. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J. Bhambhani noted that there is nobody else in the family to perform the cremation and last rites and that her father's body...
Persons Without Digital Access Can Take Help Of Friends, Families, NGOs, Common Service Centres For CoWIN Registration : Centre Tells SC
While defending its stand to have online registration for Covid vaccinations, the Centre has submitted before the Supreme Court that citizens who have no access to CoWIN app, can get assistance from Common Service Centres established by gram panchayats at grassroot levels. Centre has stated that such persons without digital access can also take help from friends, family, NGOs...
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Breaking: [COVID19] Delhi High Court Agrees To Hear Tomorrow The Plea To Suspend Construction Of Central Vista Project
Pursuant to the Supreme Court's direction to approach the High Court for an early hearing of petition seeking temporary suspension of the Central Vista Project in light of Covid-19, the Delhi High Court today directed the petitioner to file a fresh application in the matter tomorrow and agreed to hear the same. The petition was mentioned by Sr. Adv. Sidharth Luthra.The petition is...
Breaking: COVID-Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Relief To Borrowers In Form Of Fresh Loan Moratorium, Temporary Cease On Declaration Of NPA By Banks
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions for relief to borrowers in the form of a fresh loan moratorium, extension of time period under the restructuring scheme and temporary cease on the declaration of NPA by the financial banks to bring a relief for the public interest at large in wake of the Pandemic.The plea has been filed seeking the directions to take effective...
Price Factor Of Vaccines Won't Impact Ultimate Beneficiary As States Have Declared Free Vaccination : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central government has, submitted before the Supreme Court that the price factor of Covid vaccines will not have any impact on the ultimate beneficiary namely, the eligible person getting the vaccine since all State Governments have already declared their policy decision that they'll administering vaccine to its residents, free of cost. "Thus, while it is ensured that the...
"COVID Vaccination Policy Conforms To Constitutional Mandate, Executive Needs Discretion, Requires No Interference By Court,: Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government has submitted before the Supreme Court that its vaccination policy conforms to mandate of Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and therefore requires no interference by the Supreme Court. Further Centre has stated that in the times of such grave and unprecedented crisis, the executive functioning of the government needs discretion to formulate policy...
India A Secular Country, A Religious Group In Majority Can't Resist Other Community's Fundamental Right To Hold Religious Processions, Festivals: Madras High Court
"If religious intolerance is going to be allowed, it is not good for a secular country. Intolerance in any form by any religious group has to be curtailed and prohibited," observed the Madras High Court recently. The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice P. Velumurugan was dealing with a dispute involving a long-standing dispute between the Hindu and Muslim residents (in a...
Prashant Kishor's Appointment As Advisor To Punjab CM: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Punjab Govt. In Plea Against HC Judgment
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (May 6) issued notice to the Punjab Government in an appeal arising out of final judgment and order dated passed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissing the petition challenging the appointment of Prashant Kishor as Principal Advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh.The Punjab & Haryana High Court had, while dismissing...
Justice DK Basu, Former Calcutta High Court Judge And The Petitioner In The Landmark DK Basu Case, Passes Away
Former Calcutta High Court Judge Justice DK Basu passed away at 3.20 am at Peerless Hospital today.He was one of the Petitioners in the landmark Judgment in DK Basu v. State of West Bengal (AIR 1997 SC 610) where the Supreme Court laid down specific guidelines required to be followed while making arrests.Justice Basu started his legal profession as an Advocate in the Calcutta High Court...