"If Use Of 'Defective Ventilators' Results In Loss Of Life, Central Govt Will Have To Take The Responsibility" :Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) on Wednesday said the Central Government, which provided at least 133 of 150 'defective' ventilators to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at Aurangabad, will have to take responsibility if the ventilators cause any loss of life. Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Justice BU Debadwar were hearing their suo motu criminal PIL...

"It's A Defective Plaint, This Appears To Be A Media Publicity Suit" Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Juhi Chawla's Suit Against Roll-Out Of 5G

Delhi High Court has on Wednesday reserved its order on applications filed in Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla's suit against the roll-out of 5G telecommunication services in the country.The applications filed by plaintiffs were in relation to exemption from court fees and seeking permission to institute suit.A Bench of Justice Midha reserved the order after hearing...

How Rs 35000 Crores Budget Allocation Spent For Vaccines?Why Can't It Be Used To Vaccinate 18-44 Years Group? SC Asks Centre

The Supreme Court has asked the Union Government to clarify how the sum of Rs 35,000 crores earmarked in the Union Budget for procuring vaccines have been spent so far.Further, the Court has asked why these funds cannot be used for giving free vaccination for those in the age group 18 to 44 years."The Union Budget for Financial Year 2021-2022 had earmarked Rs35000 crores for...

Centre's Policy Of Paid Vaccination For 18-44 Years Prima Facie Arbitrary & Irrational : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has made a prima facie observation that the Centre's vaccination policy, which does not provide free vaccination for those in the age-group of 18 to 44 years, as "arbitrary and irrational"."Due to the changing nature of the pandemic, we are now faced with a situation where the18-44 age group also needs to be vaccinated, although priority may be ...

Why Amphotericin Vials Allocated For Treatment Of Black Fungus Not Dispatched? Telangana High Court Pulls Up Centre

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Central Government for its laid-back attitude in the distribution of Amphotericin B medicine, crucial for treatment of Black Fungus infection. "Not a single vial of the allocated injection has been received by the State of Telangana from May 26 onwards," Chief Justice Hima Kohli noted. The remarks were made in perusal of...

Lakshadweep Protests : Kerala High Court Issues Orders For Release Of Detained Island Residents

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued directions to Chief Judicial Magistrate at Amani, Lakshadweep for the release of island residents who were detained by the administration in connection with their protests against the proposed controversial regulations, on execution of their personal bonds.A division bench comprising Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and Dr Kauser Edappagath issued the order in...

Extramarital Affair No Ground To Conclude Woman Wouldn't Be A Good Mother & Deny Her Child Custody: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Noting that in a patriarchal society, it is common to cast aspersions on the moral character of a woman, the Punjab & Haryana High Court, while granting custody over a four-year-old child to her mother, recently observed thus:"Even assuming a woman is or has been in an extramarital relationship, the same by itself cannot lead to the conclusion that she would not be a good mother to deny...

Delhi High Court Quashes Termination Of Air India Pilots, Directs Reinstatement

Coming to the aid of Air India (AI) pilots including contractual ones whose services were terminated by the company in August last year citing financial difficulties, a single judge bench of Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court today quashed the company's decision and directed their reinstatement with back wages.Delivering its judgment orally today, the court said that a detailed...

Kerala Journalist Siddiqui Kappan Moves Mathura District Court Seeking Regular Bail

Kerala based Journalist Siddique Kappan has moved a regular bail application before the Mathura District Court stressing that in the charge sheet, there is nothing to connect the applicant with the alleged offences other than bald allegations, without supporting documents. Referring to Supreme Court's order granting liberty to him to seek remedy available in law including...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Judgment Which Declared IGST Imposition On Oxygen Concentrators Imported By Individuals As Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Delhi High Court judgment which declared that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax(IGST) for oxygen concentrators imported by individuals for personal use as unconstitutional.A vacation bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah was hearing the special leave petition filed by the Ministry of Finance against the Delhi High Court...

Justice Arun Mishra Likely To Be the Next Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Arun Mishra will be new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), reports The Hindu citing Government sources. "Former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Mahesh Mittal Kumar, and former Director of Intelligence Bureau, Rajiv Jain, had also been recommended by the high-powered panel as members of the NHRC but the...

"Article 1 Says Bharat Shall Be A Union Of States": Supreme Court To Centre -Read Full Courtroom Exchange In Suo Motu Covid Case

The Supreme Court on Monday posed tough questions to the Central Government about the rationale of its dual pricing and procurement policy of the COVID vaccines, its diversion from the National Immunisation Programme and its mandate of COWIN App registrationThe three-judge bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat was hearing the suo moto case on COVID issues (In...