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BREAKING : Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order Which Imposed Lockdown In 5 UP Cities
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court judgment which directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to impose lockdown in five cities of Prayagraj, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and Gorakhpur till April 26 in view of the COVID19 pandemic.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde stayed the operation of the judgment after hearing the arguments of Solicitor General...
'Ad-Hoc Judges Not An Alternative To Regular Appointments' : Supreme Court Passes Guidelines On Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges In HCs Under Article 224A
The Supreme Court on Monday passed a slew of guidelines regarding the appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Surya Kant passed the judgment in the case Lok Prahari vs Union of India. Lok Prahari, an NGO, had approached the Top Court through a PIL filed under Article...
Supreme Court Forms Committee To Ascertain Quality & Quantity Of Yamuna River Water Released By Haryana To Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a committee to conduct local inspection with regard to the quality and quantity of water released by the state of Haryana at Balla (upstream of the Yamuna river in Delhi), the level of the Wazirabad bank and whether the Delhi government is diverting the water to the Water Treatment Plants at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla before the water reaches...
HPC For Appointment Of CBI Director To Convene After May 2 Owing To Non-Availability Of LoP: Centre Tells SC
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the PM-led High Powered Committee for the appointment of the CBI Director has not been able to convene so far on account of the absence of the leader of the single largest party in the Lok Sabha.Annexing the letter addressed by the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training to AG K. K. Venugopal in this behalf, the Centre has...
It's A Shame That While Government Knew Of Magnitude Of COVID Second Wave, It Never Planned Things In Advance : Allahabad High Court
While ordering lockdown in 5 cities of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court made some strong remarks against the state government for not taking adequate preparatory steps "even after one long year of experience and learning"."It is a shame that while the Government knew of the magnitude of the second wave it never planned things in advance", said a division bench of...
BREAKING : Centre Decides To Give COVID19 Vaccination To All Above 18 Years From May 1
In a significant development, the Government of India on Monday decided to give COVID19 vaccination to every one above the age of 18 years from May 1.The Government of India announced a "Liberalised and Accelerated" Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination from 1st May.In a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, an important decision of allowing vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 from...
Breaking- COVID-19- 'Those In Helm Of Governance Are To Be Blamed For Present Chaotic Health Problems': Allahabad HC Imposes Lockdown In 5 Cities Till April 26
Noting that the recent surge of pandemic COVID-19 has virtually incapacitated all medical infrastructure in the State of U.P. and especially in cities like Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur, the Allahabad High Court on Monday (April 19) imposed Lockdown in these cities till April 26. The Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma today...
COVID-19 "No Popular Government Can Afford To Negate The Basic Human Right To Health": MP High Court Issues Slew Of Directions
Referring to various Supreme Court judgments which have interpreted Article 21 of the Constitution of India so as to expand the meaning of the right to life to also include the right to health, the Madhya Pradesh High Court today issued a slew of directions to the State Government. The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan remarked that, "The right to...
Madras Bar Association Moves Supreme Court Challenging Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021
The Madras Bar Association has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021, to the extent it amends Sections 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017.Sections 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017 give Central Government rule-making power in relation to the mode of appointment, terms of service, allowances...
Supreme Court Dismisses Trinamool Congress Leader's Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Trinamool Congress Leader Gopal Seth seeking 100% verification of votes with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in Electronic Voting Machines.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said that the Court did not want to interfere in the middle of the election process.Seth approached the Supreme Court challenging...
Plea In Supreme Court Against The Conduct Of UP Gram Panchayat Raj Elections Amid 'Exponential' Surge In COVID-19 Cases
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court against the order of the Allahabad High Court allowing the Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Raj Election to continue amid the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. "It is relevant to state that till 16.04.2021 State of Uttar Pradesh is everyday observing highest record breaking single day surge in cases of the COVID cases.The surge has...