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'District Judiciary Should Restrain From Passing Orders That May Bring Disrepute': Allahabad High Court Stays FIR Against CMO Running Covid Vaccination Service
The Allahabad High Court has stayed an FIR lodged against a Chief Medical Officer, who is running vaccination services, at the instance of a Judicial Officer, for allegedly issuing a false medical certificate. A Division Bench of Justices Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajit Singh has urged all the judges of the District Courts throughout the State of to be "more careful" and...
Why COVID Facilities Offered By Railways, Air Force Not Used?Karnataka High Court Asks State, BBMP
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to give an explanation as to why it did not take over Covid facility for the benefit of the general public offered by the Railways and Indian Air Force. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "Failure stares at the face when there are...
'At Least Fill Up Vacancies' : Bombay High Court Pulls Up State Govt Over Dearth Of Medical Staff In Prisons Amid COVID19
Hearing a suo motu PIL on the surge of Covid-19 cases among prison inmates and staff, the Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, pulled up the State officials on the shortage of medical and paramedical staff inside prisons. There are over 30,000 prisoners across 47 prisons in the State of Maharashtra, despite which one-third of the sanctioned posts for medical officers were lying...
State Should Compensate Families Of COVID Patients Who Died Of Oxygen Shortage, Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday put the state government to notice that on the next date it would consider the issue of granting compensation to the family members of the 24 people who died at a Covid hospital in Chamarajanagar due to shortage of supply of Oxygen. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said: "The State government will have to take...
Karnataka HC Staff Dies Of COVID Without Getting RT-PCR Result; High Court Directs Action Against Lab
A staff member of the Karnataka High Court died awaiting results of the RT-PCR test results, following which the Karnataka High Court on Thursday reiterated that the state government should direct and ensure that all laboratories make available test results within 24-hours.The Court has directed the State Government to initiate action against the concerned lab for not acting as per the...
Corpses Floating In Ganga: NHRC Seeks Response From Centre, Govt Of UP & Bihar
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Centre and the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over the viral news of corpses found floating in the river Ganga. The Commission has asked the Chief Secretaries of both the States and the Secretary, Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation), to file an...
P&H HC Seeks State's Response On Participation Of Corporate Houses For Providing Ambulances, Oxygen Beds, Ventilators To Govt Hospitals Under CSR
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday sought the response of States of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh to ask the corporate houses for their participation in fighting the covid 19 crisis by providing ambulances, oxygen beds, ventilators, CT Scan machines etc. to Government Hospitals. A division bench comprising of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh also asked the...
Not Giving Second Dose Of COVID Vaccine Is Violation Of Article 21 : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday observed that not giving second dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be a violation of fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.The Court in its order said "Once dose is due it is the obligation of the state government to provide the second dose. If a second dose is not provided, it will be a violation of fundamental rights of citizens...
Allahabad HC Seeks Govt's Response On A PIL Seeking Free Of Cost COVID Treatment For Lawyers, Their Families
Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation Petition seeking free-of-cost treatment to the lawyers and their wards suffering from Covid-19 or reimbursement of the amount incurred on treatment of Covid-19, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (May 12) directed the State and Central Government to seek instructions in the matter.A Division Bench of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Manish...
"Precious Life Shouldn't Be Lost Due To Deficiencies In Matter Of Oxygen Supply": Bombay High Court Directs Centre To Supply Allotted Oxygen Quota To Goa
Noting that there were almost 40 Covid related casualties at the Goa Medical College the previous day, the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court today directed the Central Government to ensure that the allotted quota is made available to the State at the earliest. The Bench of of Justice M. S. Sonak & Justice N. W. Sambre expressed its anguish that some logistical gave rise...
Won't Arrest Param Bir Singh Till May 20, Maharashtra Police Tells Bombay High Court
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh will not be arrested in the FIR lodged against him and 32 others till May 20, the Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court. The Thane Police is investigating the case lodged by a subordinate officer for various offences under the SC/ST Act, Civil Rights Protection Act, Maharashtra Police Act and IPC. The State agreed to...
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Mandatory Establishment Of Medical Oxygen PSA Plants In All The Delhi Hospitals
A Petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking direction on the Central as well as the Delhi government to make it mandatory for all the existing Delhi Hospitals whether Public or Private and any upcoming Hospitals for establishing the medical oxygen PSA plants in their premises. The Petition has been filed by one Ananya Kumar, through Advocates Vinay Kumar...