'You Can't Tell Us Supreme Court Has Passed An Order, SC Alone Will Deal With It' : Delhi High Court Tells Centre's Counsel On Oxygen Issue

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to accept an argument made by the Centre that the High Court cannot deal with the issue of shortage of medical oxygen as Supreme Court has taken congiznace of the same."You can't tell us Supreme Court has passed an order and Supreme Court alone will deal with it. We all have to implement, and we are all duty bound", a bench led by Justice Vipin Sanghi...

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act; Reads Down Sections 4, 7 and 10

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari however read down Sections 4, 7 and 10 of the Act."The dispensation envisaged under Section 6 of the impugned Act of 2016 is not intended to undermine the autonomy of the school Management in the matter of determination of ...

NDMA May Consider Laying Down Minimum Standards Of Relief To COVID Victims Under Disaster Management Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has suggested that the National Disaster Management Authority consider laying down minimum standards of the relief which is to be provided to victims of COVID19 pandemic.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat made this observation in the order passed in the suo moto case In Re Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services...

'People Should Not Lose Lives' : Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Inform Status Of Oxygen Concentrators Awaiting Customs Clearance

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to inform the status of imported oxygen concentrators that are pending customs clearance. A division Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli asked the Centre's Counsel about the status of these concentrators as of 12pm on Monday. The Court was hearing the matter concerning Covid 19 situation and supply of medical oxygen in...

Authorities Under Disaster Management Act Have No Power To Alter Fee Structure Of Private Schools: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the Statutory Authorities under the Disaster Management Act of 2005 have no power to deal with the subject of school fee structure of private unaided schools.The Act is not a panacea for all difficulties much less not concerning disaster management as such, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari observed.The court observed thus while...

Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan Private Schools To Give 15% Deduction In Annual School Fees; No Student To Be Debarred For Non-Payment Of Fees

The Supreme Court has permitted the private unaided schools in Rajasthan to collect annual school fees from their students as fixed under the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act 2016, for the academic year 2019-­20.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, however, directed the schools to provide deduction of 15 per cent on that amount in lieu of...

Media Watchdog Of Sanctity Of Judicial Process; Reporting Of Hearing Builds Public Confidence : Supreme Court [Full Court Room Exchange In ECI Case]

The Supreme Court on Monday heard Election Commission of India's plea against the oral remarks made by Madras High Court that the ECI was "singularly responsible for COVID second wave" and that its officers "should probably be booked for murder".During the hearing, the Court said that it cannot stop media from reporting oral observations made by judges as discussions in a court hearing are...

'They Have Gone Beyond Their Call Of Duty' : Supreme Court Lauds Health Workers In COVID Battle; Highlights Issues Affecting Them

"We would wish to use this order to place on record our sincerest appreciation for all the public healthcare professionals – not just limited to the doctors, but also nurses, hospital staff, ambulance drivers, sanitation workers and crematorium workers", said the Supreme Court in its suo moto case In Re: Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic. A Bench...

Delhi's Oxygen Shortage Must Be Remedied Forthwith : Supreme Court Directs Centre To Rectify Supply Deficit

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to ensure that the deficit in Delhi's demand for 700 MT of oxygen per day is rectified on or before the midnight of May 3.The Order, which had been reserved on 30th April and released on May 2 night, records that existing allocation of oxygen for GNCTD remained at 490 MT/day, while the projected demand had increased by 133% to 700 MT/day,...

Supreme Court Stays Kerala High Court Judgment That Allowed Live-In Couple To Reclaim Their Surrendered Biological Child

The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgment that restored the custody of a surrendered child to his biological parents, a couple in a live-in relationship.Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari stayed the landmark ruling following an appeal preferred by a couple to whom the child had been surrendered.The couple in their plea asserts that the custody of...

"Protections Afforded By Article 21 Would Indubitably Encompass Right Of Non-Refoulement": Manipur HC Allows 7 Myanmarese Citizens To Approach UNHCR

In a significant Judgment, the Manipur High Court on Monday (May 3) ordered safe passage to New Delhi for seven Myanmarese persons to enable them to avail suitable protection from the UNHCR. The division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Lanusungkum Jamir was dealing with the matter concerning 7 Myanmarese citizens, who entered India illegally, and...

'Take It In The Right Spirit, As A Bitter Pill' : Supreme Court To Election Commission In Plea Against 'Murder Charge' Remark Of Madras High Court

"Take it as a bitter pill; in the right spirit", said the Supreme Court to the Election Commission of India (ECI) while hearing the petition filed by the ECI against the oral observations made by the Madras High Court that ECI was "singularly responsible for COVID second wave" and that its officers "should probably be booked for murder". A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud...