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PILs Allege Non-Covid19 Patients Refused Treatment By Hospitals; Bombay HC Seeks State & Centre's Reply [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court on Thursday while hearing a batch of PILs contending that hospitals in the city are turning away non-covid19 patients, directed the state and the central government to take the issue seriously and come up with effective solutions for the same in their affidavits. Justice KR Shriram heard the PIL filed by one Mehrwan Farshed in-chamber and directed the order passed...
Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure A Helpline Number For Assisting Pregnant Women During Lockdown [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure that the helpline number which is proposed to be set up within two days, for assisting senior citizens in Delhi, is also made available to pregnant ladies. While taking the assurances given by the government of record, the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has also directed the Delhi...
'Violence Is Not The Answer Even Against Bad Journalism': PCI Takes Cognizance Of Alleged Attack On Arnab Goswami; Seeks Report From Maharashtra Govt [Read Press Note]
The Press Council of India has taken suo moto cognizance of the alleged attack on Editor-cum-Anchor of Republic TV news channel, Arnab Goswami. Two bikers allegedly attacked the car of the senior journalist at wee hours on Thursday in Mumbai. The incident occurred after Goswami made sharp remarks against silence of the opposition on the Palghar mob lynching incident. Condemning...
National Lockdown: Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till May 10 [Read Order]
In view of extension of the national lockdown and in exercise of its powers under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, a division bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma has extended all interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 19, till May 10. Further, all orders of eviction, dispossession...
Plea In Delhi HC Seeking Mandatory Enrolment To Aadhar For Availing Subsidised Food-grains Under NFSA To Be Declared Unconstitutional [Read Petition]
A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court asking the court to declare the notification requiring mandatory enrollment to Aadhar for accessing subsidised foodgrains under the National Food Security Act as unconstitutional. Moved by Delhi Rozi-Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, the petition claims that there have been widespread violations in the implementation of the NFSA including...
Plea Moved in Delhi HC Seeking Registration and Access to Social Welfare Schemes For Construction Workers [Read Petition]
A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court claiming that the rights of the construction workers are getting violated due to their non-registration and lack of access to social welfare schemes. Filed by social activist Sunil through Advocate Shiven Varma, the petition highlights that the construction workers are denied their right to social welfare schemes due to...
Bar Council Of West Bengal Resolves To Provide Financial Assistance To Distressed Lawyers [Read Order]
The Bar Council of West Bengal has decided to provide financial assistance to needy lawyers who have been adversely affected due to suspension of court work amid the lockdown. Information regarding the same was submitted before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday during the hearing of a letter petition filed by Advocate Ashoke Kr. Dhandhania. During the hearing, a division bench...
Karnataka HC Wants Bar Council Of India To Inform On Possible Relief Measures For Needy Advocates [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has called upon the Bar Council of India, Karnataka State Bar Council, Bar Council of India Advocate Welfare Fund Committee and Karnataka Advocates Welfare Fund Trustee Committee to make a statement before the court on April 28, in what manner relief can be extended to needy advocates suffering from lack of income. A division bench of Chief Justice...
Karnataka Comes Out With Law To Protect Officials From Physical Harm While Performing COVID-19 Duty [Read Ordinance]
The Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Vala, on April 22, promulgated the 'The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance, 2020', to protect all officials engaged in COVID-19 related duties and for the regulation and prevention of epidemic diseases as decided by the Government. As per the ordinance whoever obstructs any officer or any Public Servant while acting or purporting to act...
UT Administration Of J&K Grants Rs. 1 Crore Towards Welfare Of Needy Advocates
The Administration of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir has announced a financial grant of Rs. 1 Crore towards the welfare of Advocates in distress amid the lockdown. Many High Courts and Bar Councils have been taking steps to aid the needy lawyers, whose survival has come under threat due to loss of court work. However, the Government of UT of J&K has become the first government in...
US State Of Missouri Sues China Over COVID-19 [Read Complaint]
Alleging that the Chinese Government is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against all concerned Chinese authorities in a Federal Court.The suit accuses Chinese authorities of suppressing important facts, denying crucial evidence, destroying research and wilfully allowing millions to be exposed to the virus. It goes on to state that COVID-19 was...
Kerala Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala Moves HC Against Sprinklr Deal [Read Petition]
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, MLA Ramesh Chennithala has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the agreement between the Kerala Government and US-based Sprinklr Company for processing of data related to COVID-19 patients. Chennithala has alleged that the Field Visiting Team of the Local Self Government Institutions are collecting sensitive personal data...