Delhi Represents The Nation, Centre Has A Special Responsibility Towards It: Supreme Court On Oxygen Shortage In National Capital

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the Central Government has a special responsibility as far as the needs of citizens of Delhi are concerned. "Delhi represents the nation and there is hardly any one ethnically Delhite…You have a special responsibility as the Centre", Justice DY Chandrachud observed while hearing the suo moto case pertaining to COVID-19 related issues....

"You Are Not A Doctor, Medical Student or A Scientist": Supreme Court Dismisses With Cost Plea Seeking Directions For Covid Treatment And Tests

Supreme Court has on Monday dismissed with costs, a plea filed seeking directions regarding tests and treatment to be conducted for treatment of covid. The Court also pulled up the petitioner, a commerce graduate for filing a petition without any knowledge on the subject. A three-judge Bench led by CJI Ramana called the petition 'frivolous', and imposed a cost of Rs 1000. The Court...

Don't Clampdown On Citizens' SOS Calls For Medical Help Through Social Media :Supreme Court Warns Of Contempt Action Against States, Police

There should not be any coercive action against any citizen for putting out an SOS call on social media seeking medical help for COVID, said the Supreme Court on Friday.The Court strictly said that contempt action will be taken against police officers who clampdown on citizens who ventilate their grievances with respect to COVID in public platforms."If citizens communicate their grievance...

Former Attorney General For India Soli Sorabjee Passed Away

Former Attorney General for India and veteran jurist, Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friday morning, aged 91."Shri Soli J Sorabjee served the office of Attorney General of India twice with great distinction. His humane and compassionate approach defined his legal work. His body of work, spread over nearly seven decades, in defending the fundamental rights and human rights is of...

COVID19-Plea In Supreme Court Seeks To Ensure Full Course of Vaccines Available Free of Charge At All Govt Hospitals and Centres

An Application has been filed before Supreme Court in the suo moto matter pertaining to the COVID-19 crisis in the country seeking directions to scale up the production of vaccines against Coronavirus as well as to ensure that the full course of vaccines are available free of charge at all Government hospitals and centres. The Application, filed by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, further...

Bombay High Court Directs Police To Trace Out Remdesivir Boxes Unloaded By BJP MP Sujay Vikhe Patil

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) took strong exception to a press conference held by the Ahmednagar District Collector to support BJP MP Dr.Sujay Vikhe Patil in relation to his alleged unauthorized procurement and distribution of Remdesivir drug.The court was hearing a petition seeking directions for an FIR against BJP MP Patil from the Ahmednagar constituency for...

'I'm A Whistle Blower Highlighting Corruption' : Param Bir Singh Moves Bombay High Court Against Maharashtra Govt Enquiries

Calling himself a whistle-blower "who has tried to highlight corruption in the highest public office" and seeking protection at par with a whistle-blower, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has approached the Bombay High Court again. The petition filed by Singh challenges two preliminary enquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra government. "The Law Commission,...

Plea In SC Seeks Authorisation For Use Of Remdesivir, Favipiravir and Tocilizumab For Govt. Purposes And/Or Grant Compulsory Licenses For Their Patents

An Application has been filed in the suo moto matter before the Supreme Court pertaining to the COVID-19 crisis in the country seeking directions to issue authorization for using the patents for government purpose and/or notifying grant of Compulsory Licenses under Patents Act for patent covering drugs Remdesivir, Favipiravir and Tocilizumab.Filed by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (Mumbai, which is...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks To Resume Social And Food Security Schemes For Migrants, Transport Facility To return Home

The Supreme Court has been moved in an application for a direction to the UOI to resume its schemes of providing dry rations to all 8 crore migrant labourers/stranded or needy persons who are not covered under the National Food Security Act or State PDS cards.It is prayed that the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat package and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana schemes of last year are reinstated...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks GST Exemption For Covid Drugs Like Remdesivir, Other Medical Equipments

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions on the Office of GST Council Secretariat to exempt GST on Covid drugs including Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, Favipiravir and other drugs, medical equipments and medical treatment for infection prevention, control measures and supportive care for Covid-19 patients.The intervention application has been moved by The Public...

Ensure That Counting Day Doesn't Become Super Spreader Event : Madras High Court To Election Commission, Parties

The Madras High Court on Thursday said that the Election Commission of India, State Government and the political parties should ensure that the counting day does not become a "super-spreader" event for COVID19 pandemic.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was examining the steps taken by the Election Commission and the State Government...

Why Some States Got More Oxygen Than They Asked For, But Delhi Got Less? Delhi High Court Asks Centre

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Centre's response regarding Delhi government's submissions with respect to differences in demanded and allocated amounts of various states. The Court has granted SG Mehta one day's time to respond and place it on record. The response has been sought after submissions were made before the Court stating that while Delhi is not getting the allocated supply,...