'Our High Courts Were Bastions Of Ensuring Justice During COVID' : Supreme Court Upholds Manipur HC's Directions On Pandemic Management

The Supreme Court today dismissed a special leave petition filed by the Manipur State Government challenging the High Court's order in which the Court had directed the state to frame exhaustive rules to regulate State's functioning towards combating CoVID in the state. The matter was listed before the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli. While dismissing...

Intimidatory Measures Can't Be Adopted: Manipur High Court Directs State To Not Deny Food-Grains To Non-Vaccinated Beneficiaries Under PMGKAY

The Manipur High Court on Monday passed an interim direction asking the State authorities to not deny supply of food-grains to such beneficiaries under the PMGKAY scheme, who are yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19.Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari told a Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Lanusungkum Jamir that as per a public declaration made by the people's representative...

Manipur High Court Orders Release of Journalist Detained Under NSA Over Facebook Post On Cow Dung Cure For COVID

On Friday, the Manipur High Court directed the release of Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhemcha noting that his detention would be as much a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution as it was in the case of Erendro Leichombam. Kishorchandra was detained under the National Security Act for a post on his Facebook wall on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 commenting that 'cow...

Ascertain The Reasons Behind Vaccine Hesitancy Among State Population: Manipur High Court Directs State Govt

The Manipur High Court has directed the State government to specify as to how it proposes to augment the vaccination drive undertaken by it, in the light of the clear reluctance on the part of a lot of people to avail the benefit of such vaccination.The Government has also been asked to ascertain the reason behind the COVID Vaccine hesitancy among the people.The Bench of Chief Justice...

Manipur High Court Upholds Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker's Decision To Accept Resignation Of 3 BJP MLAs

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs without holding an enquiry and held that the resignation tendered by the petitioners were genuine and voluntary.The Bench of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir and Justice Ananthem Bimol Singh also observed that if the resignation is genuine...

Breaking: Denying Livelihood To People By Linking Their Employment To Their Getting Vaccinated Is Illegal: Manipur High Court

Restraining people who are yet to get vaccinated from opening institutions, organizations, factories, shops, etc., or denying them their livelihood by linking their employment, be it NREGA job cardholders or workers in Government or private projects, to their getting vaccinated would be illegal on the part of the State

Manipur High Court Expresses Concern Over Lack Of Medical Facilities In 'Far-Flung' Areas; Also Gives End Of June Deadline For Installation Of Oxygen Plants

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over lack of medical facilities in remote areas of the state. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Kh Nobin Singh was informed that there are no ICU beds available in several districts of Manipur, such as Tamenglong, Kamjong, Noney, Kangpokpi etc. The Court noted that it would be difficult to...

Take Punitive Action Against Hospitals Denying Admission To Non-Covid Emergency Patients: Manipur High Court Tells State

The Manipur High Court has asked the State Government to take necessary punitive action against such erring hospitals/medical establishments that deny treatment to patients requiring emergency medical care due to serious illness or owing to accidents, on the ground that priority is given only to Covid-19 patients. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Kh Nobin...

'State Should Not Be Caught Unprepared In Meeting Challenges Of Another Wave Of Covid-19': Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court has reiterated the inevitability of devising a long-term action plan for combating the potential third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. "It would be necessary for the State to demonstrate the steps already taken, in terms of the demands raised for medical supplies and facilities, medicines and infrastructure; the steps taken to meet such demands; and also the plan for...

Public Continues To 'Foolishly Ignore' Covid19 Protocols: Manipur High Court Seeks 'Long Term Plans' To Curb Pandemic

The Manipur High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to indicate the steps taken by it to put in place a "long-term plan" for meeting future challenges during the Covid19 pandemic. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Kh Nobin Singh remarked that unless the State administration is in a state of preparedness, it would be difficult to cope with the...

COVID Crisis- "Address Issue of Financial Assistance To Manipur": Manipur High Court To Centre;

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday (May 18) asked the Union of India to address the issue of providing adequate financial assistance to the State of Manipur to meet the crisis occasioned by the second wave of this pandemic. Noting that there is no machinery as on date to monitor the treatment of patients inside a hospital, A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice...

COVID19- Can't Subject Genuine Pharmacy-Goers To Harassment Even If They Don't Have Doctor's Prescription: Manipur High Court

While issuing several directions to the State Administration to curb further spread of COVID-19 in the State of Manipur State, the Manipur High Court this week observed, "It is therefore not only for the State administration to be mindful and conscious of what is required of it at this time and to rise to the occasion but also for each and every citizen to do all that is within his ken...