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"There Is A Sharp Decline in The Maintenance of High Standard of Medical Education:Bombay HC Pulls Up MCI [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently expressed "serious concern" about the functioning of the MCI and Central Government while granting permissions to medical colleges, voicing "fear" that the "medical students who will come out from such colleges might be half-baked medical professionals for want of full facilities of teaching and for want of exposure to the patients and their ailments during...
COVID-19: J&K HC Judges Resolve To Contribute For Welfare Of Affected Persons; Video Conferencing For Urgent Hearings
Keeping in view the projections on account of Corona Virus (Covid-19) Infection, the prohibitions and impact thereof, the Full Court of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to contribute a certain amount for the welfare of the affected persons. In the meeting it was resolved that the Chief Justice and all Judges of the High Court may contribute Rs. 25,000/- each....
COVID19 : Karnataka HC, Trial Courts To Be Closed From March 24 To April 6; Only Extremely Urgent Matters To Be Taken Up [Read Notification]
Karnataka High Court and all District and Trial courts in the state will remain closed from March 24 to April 6. This period shall be treated as the closure of the Courts for the purpose of Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963.As per a notification issued today, Chief Justice A S Oka has nominated judges to sit in courts halls to hear extremely urgent matters during the period of closure, in...
'Dettol' Ad Showing 'Lifebuoy' Ineffective For COVID19 To Be Suspended After HUL Moves Bombay HC
In the midst of the outbreak of pandemic of CoronaVirus, the Bombay High Court on Friday heard a suit filed by Hindustan Unilever Limited for disparagement and infringement of trademark and copyright against Reckitt Benckiser alleging that an advertisement of their product 'Dettol' seeks to convey to the public that HUL's 'Lifebuoy' is ineffective for Covid-19.Justice KR Shriram adjourned...
Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Deploy Doctors & Sanitation Workers In Mustafabad Camp For Riot Victims [Read Order]
Taking note of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court on Monday directed Delhi Government to ensure that adequate health care facilities are ensured in the Eidgah Old Mustafabad Camp, a place set up for the persons displaced during the Delhi Riots. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has ordered the state government to ensure that...
Parliament Passes Finance Bill, 2020 Without Discussion; House Adjourned Sine Die
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Finance Bill, 2020, with amendments, by voice vote. After that, the bill was presented in the Rajya Sabha, which returned the same without consideration. This effectively means that the Bill has been cleared by the Parliament.Both the houses adjourned sine die after the passing of the Bill. The Bill was passed without any discussion after the...
COVID-19: Only Fresh Matters Of Extremely Urgent Nature To Be Moved, Exemplary Costs To Be Imposed Otherwise: Bombay HC [Read Circulars]
In wake of the curfew imposed all over the State of Maharashtra and various parts of the country in order to combat the pandemic of Covid-19 or CoronaVirus, the Bombay High Court modified its previous directions and issued a circular on Monday which is valid till March 31, 2020, declaring that only fresh matters of extremely urgent nature will be heard on March 26 and March 30.The circular...
COVID-19: Madras HC Restricts Functioning To Two Division Benches & Five Single Benches [Read Circulars]
In view of the impending threat posed by COVID-19 pandemic, the Madras High Court has restricted its functioning to only two division benches and five single benches to hear urgent matters for three weeks, starting tomorrow, the Hindu reported. As per a circular issued by the Registrar General of the high court, the court will have two benches dealing with all urgent fresh...
COVID19: Centre Relaxes Leave Rules For Officials Over 50 Years With Medical Conditions
The Government of India has relaxed Leave Rules for officials over 50 years of age, with underlying conditions under the Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules, 1972 in order to avoid unnecessary burden on healthcare systems in India. In order to perpetuate social distancing for containing the coronavirus outbreak, the office memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel...
COVID-19: Allahabad HC Extends Holidays Till March 28; Limitation Not To Run From March 19 [Read Notice]
Keeping in view the gravity of the situation arising due to outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Allahabad High Court has decided to further extend the Holidays upto Saturday, March 28. In cases where limitation period expired on or after March 19, 2020, the period will be extended on the same pattern as during the regular vacations. Earlier, on March 18 the High Court...
COVID 19 : Delhi HC & Subordinate Courts Shut Down Till April 4; Limitation Not To Run During Suspension Period [Read Notification]
In the wake of COVID19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court and the subordinate courts have suspended their functioning till April 4.A notification in this regard issued by the HC on Monday clarified that the period of suspension will be treated as closure of courts for the purpose of Section 4 of the Limitation Act. Limitation will not run for court proceedings from March 23 till April...
COVID 19 : Planning to Introduce Emergency Parole & Special Furlough In Prison Rules, Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC
The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it is proposing to bring about an array of changes in the Delhi Prison Rules to deal with the growing concern of coronavirus. The response has come in a plea seeking release of certain nature of inmates in major prisons in Delhi, such as Tihar and Rohini jails, in order to curb the further spreading of COVID19 virus...