Intervenors Write To CJI Seeking Urgent Listing Of Application In Suo Moto Migrants Crisis Case

Activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar have penned a letter to the Chief Justice of India seeking an urgent listing of their Intervention Application in the Suo Moto case pertaining to migrant workers pending before the Supreme Court.The Intervenors in the matter state that as the whole country is in the "grip of an immense humanitarian crisis of healthcare...

Breaking: "Every Tom, Dick & Harry Should Not Be Brought To This Position": Orissa High Court Strikes Down Own Rule Allowing Senior Designation Sans Proposal/ Application

The Orissa High Court on Monday struck down Rule 6(9) of the 'High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019' which confers power on the Full Court to designate an Advocate as Senior in the absence of any proposal from Judges or application from such Advocate. A Division Bench comprising of Justices CR Dash and Pramath Patnaik observed that the Rule is not in...

Plea Before Supreme Court To Convert Religious And Charitable Places That Own Property & Enjoy Tax Exemption To Covid Centres

Supreme Court has been approached by the President of Taxpayers Association of Bharat seeking directions to convert Religious and Charitable places who own property that enjoys benefit u/S12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act, into covid centres. A three-judge Bench led by Justice Chandrachud was scheduled to hear the plea on Monday, but unable to owing to some technical glitches...

'Fantastic Order': Kerala High Court Lauds State Govt Order Fixing Daily Ward Rates In Private Hospitals Within Rs 3000

In the course of a special sitting convened by the Kerala High Court to discuss measures to rationalise COVID-19 treatment tariffs across private hospitals, lauded the Government of Kerala for its latest order detailing tariffs for various components of Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals A Division Bench comprising of Justices Devan Ramachandran and Dr Kauser Edappagath orally...

Youth Bar Association Of India Moves Supreme Court Seeking Door-To-Door Vaccination Of Vulnerable Sections Of Society

The Youth Bar Association of India has moved the Supreme Court seeking for directions for appropriate measures to be taken for the provision of door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all the citizens residing in India, particularly the elderly, differently abled, less privileged, weaker sections, and those who are unable to register online for their vaccination.The petition on behalf of...

Counter-Productive To Exercise Powers Under Patents Act Over COVID Vaccines, Drugs At This Stage, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it is not in favour of exercising powers under the Patents Act, such as compulsory licensing or government authorization, over COVID-19 vaccines and medicines at this stage.In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Central Government has said that it is engaging in diplomatic level talks with other nations for procurement of vaccines and...

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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...

Supreme Court Suo Motu COVID Case: Live Updates

Supreme Court Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat has resumed the hearing the suo moto case pertaining to COVID-19 related issues....

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...