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Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging Levy Of IGST On Import Of Oxygen Concentrators As A Gift For Personal Use
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved order in the a 85 year old's plea challenging the levy of IGST on the import of oxygen generators as gift for personal use to India. The petitioner challenges a notification dated 01.05.2021 issued by the Ministry of Finance stating that it would force payment of IGST of 12% on the oxygen concentrator.A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv...
Chitrakoot Jail Firing Incident: NHRC Issues Notice To Police & Prison Authorities; Seeks ATR
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought response from the Uttar Pradesh DGP and local and prison authorities of Chitrakoot on the recent firing incident in a prison in the district, that claimed three lives. On 14th May, 2021, a prisoner allegedly snatched a pistol from a prison personnel and killed two other prisoners. Subsequently, he was also killed in firing by the...
Redistribution Of Unutilised Covid-19 Vaccines At Vaccination Centres: Chhattisgarh High Court To Consider Issue Tomorrow
The Chhattisgarh High Court has decided to address the 'important issue' of non-utilization of Covid-19 vaccines that are left at vaccination centres at the end of a day. While hearing several intervention applications in its suo-moto case pertaining to the pandemic, a Division Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Parth Prateem Sahu was informed that the Chhattisgarh Government...
Don't Revoke State's Decision To Cancel SSC Board Examination : Child Rights Activist Opposes PIL In Bombay High Court
A child rights activist has filed an intervention application in the Bombay High Court seeking the dismissal of a PIL challenging the State Government's decision to cancel the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination scheduled for March 2021. Child rights activist Anubha Shrivastava Sahai states that several countries worldwide have cancelled final examinations, deciding...
'Invite Global Tenders For COVID Vaccines' : PIL In Madhya Pradesh High Court
A petition has been moved before the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a direction to the State to initiate steps to invite global tenders from various so as to ensure timely vaccination of the adult population of the State. The Petition has been moved by one Sunil Gupta through Advocate Siddharth R. Gupta prays that steps be initiated towards invitation of a global tender from...
Application Under Section 12 Of Domestic Violence Act Not Barred By Limitation Under Section 468 CrPC : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that an application made under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act is not barred by period of limitation under section 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A single bench of Justice KS Mudagal said "When the application under Section 12 of the DV Act is not covered under the term 'offence', section 468 of Cr.P.C is inapplicable. Therefore...
"Specify Preparedness To Combat Mucormycosis/Black Fungus & Policy To Procure Injections/Medicines": Gujarat High Court Asks Govt
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (May 17) observed that the second wave of the COVID Pandemic was spreading fast in the rural areas because of lack of availability of RTÂPCR facilities and other infrastructural facilities. The Bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Bhargav D Trivedi also directed the Central Government to place on record the information of the general public at...
Black Fungus Disease : What Is The Treatment Protocol?Bombay High Court Asks Centre, State Govt
The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has enquired the Central Government and Maharashtra State Government about the treatment protocol to treat the 'Black Fungus Disease".During the hearing of the suo moto case taken to consider COVID issues, advocate M. Anilkumar for the intervenor sought directions citing shortage of the drug Amphotericin, used for treating the patients infected with...
Post Poll Violence In West Bengal- Calcutta HC Directs NHRC, NCW, Etc To Forward Affected Persons' Complaint To State DGP
Dealing with a clutch of Public Interest Litigation petition seeking urgent reliefs in relation to the State of West Bengal in view of the widespread violence and which erupted in the aftermath of the assembly elections, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (May 18) directed,"If any person has suffered on account of post-poll violence, he shall be at liberty to file a complaint along with...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Another Plea Challenging Vires Of GNCTD Act Enhancing Powers Of Delhi LG
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice in another plea challenging the vires of GNCTD Act, 2021 enhancing powers of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as being unconstitutional.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to Union of India and Delhi LG which is returnable on June 4.The plea filed by Vishwanath Agarwal, a practicing Advocate...
Jammu & Kashmir's High Powered Committee Directs The Release Of Jail Inmates Other Than Those Involved in Militancy/Serious Crimes
The High Powered Committee constituted for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Monday (May 17) passed a slew of directions for the release of jail inmates except those involved in militancy-related cases and other serious crimes to decongest the prisons in the Union Territory of J&K. The Committed is headed by Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Executive Chairman, J&K...
