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Non-Supply Of Oxygen Criminal Act, Not Less Than Genocide : Allahabad High Court Orders Enquiry Into COVID Deaths
In a strongly worded order concerning death of Covid-19 patients due to shortage of Oxygen supply, the Allahabad High Court stated that authorities responsible for procurement and supply of the gas are committing criminal acts. "We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by...
BREAKING : Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment In Pleas Challenging Maratha Quota Tomorrow
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce judgement tomorrow in a batch of pleas challenging the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, which provides for reservation for Marathas in jobs and education.A 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat had reserved judgment in the case on March 26 after a...
Plea Filed Before Supreme Court Seeking Declaration That The Constitutional Machinery In West Bengal Has Broken Down
Indic Collective Trust has moved the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the Constitutional machinery in the State of West Bengal has broken down within the meaning of Article 356 in the State.Settled by Advocate J. Sai Deepak and filed by Advocate Suvidutt M.S., the plea furthers seeks directions to the Central Government to deploy central protection forces, including armed forces,...
Delhi High Court Says Centre Failed To Supply Oxygen As Per Orders; Issues Show-Cause Notice For Contempt
The Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up the Centre for its failure to meet the assurance with regard to the supply of 700MT per day liquid medical oxygen to the Delhi Government in line with the directions passed by the Supreme Court.A division bench comprising Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli has directed the presence of Central Government officers Sumita Dawra and Piyush Goyal, who...
State Regulation Of Profiteering By Schools Does Not Violate Managements' Fundamental Rights Under Article 19(1)(g) : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that State's regulation of profiteering by education institutions cannot be held to be violating the managements' fundamental right to trade and profession under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.A bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari held so while upholding the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act,...
BREAKING : BJP Leader And Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia Moves Supreme Court Seeking CBI Inquiry Into Bengal Post-Election Violence
BJP leader and Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia has moved the Supreme Court seeking for an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the violence that has erupted across West Bengal post the election results on 2nd May. Apart from seeking an inquiry and investigation into the "instances of rampant violence, murders and rapes that have been carried out by workers of TMC across...
"Project Has No Feature Of Essentiality Of Service To Public At Large": Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Suspension Of Central Vista Redevelopment Project
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking suspension of all kinds of construction activity in relation to the Central Vista Redevelopment Project in compliance of the orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority in wake of the covid 19 surge in the national capital.The petition moved by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi highlights that the construction of the...
Can A Person Who Lost Election Be Appointed As Chief Minister?
All India Trinamool Congress won the election to the legislature of West Bengal, while its leader Mamata Banerjee lost in Nandigram, where she contested. She is reportedly going to swear in as the Chief Minister of the state.Is there any legal or constitutional bar in a person who lost election becoming Chief Minister? This column attempts to discuss the law and precedents in this...
Sharing Information Widely An Important Tool To Combat COVID : Supreme Court On SOS Calls In Social Media
The Supreme Court has sent a strong message that persons who are putting out public appeals for help in social media during the COVID-19 crisis cannot be targeted through arrests or coercive actions by saying that such messages are false or are tarnishing the national image."We do not hesitate in saying that such targeting shall not be condoned, and the Central Government and...
Breaking: "Encroachment Of State Legislature Upon The Domain Of Parliament": Supreme Court Strikes Down West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017( WBHIRA), holding it to be unconstitutional in view of the 2017 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) which is the central legislation on the identical subject-matter.However, with a view to prevent any chaos in the real estate industry in the state, the Court in exercise of its...
Whether Centre's COVID Vaccine Procurement Prices Account For Aid Given To SII, Bharat Biotech? Supreme Court Asks
The Supreme Court has sought from the Central Government the details of public funding and aid given to COVID vaccine manufacturers Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India.The Court has also asked whether the current vaccine procurement prices for the Central Government account for the aid provided to the companies. If the vaccine prices account for such grant, on what basis the same...