The Kesavananada Anniversary:Basic Structure Doctrine

April 24 marks the anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment enunciating the doctrine of basic structure. It is appropriate to dwell upon it and remember and light the memory of its most accomplished champion, Nani Palkhivala. The objective of the Constitution makers inspired by the freedom movement was to usher in an egalitarian society by bringing about socio-economic...

[Covid19] Patient Or His Relatives Shall Not Be Made To Run From Pillar To Post To Find Out Drug And Bed-Bombay High Court Issues Directions

The Bombay High Court has directed the State to ensure that anti-viral drug Remdesivir – is made available to patients at the hospital/Covid Centre itself without forcing them to run pillar to post, through a helpline number which must be operational 24/7."To ensure the availability of the drug, a Nodal Agent with the helpline number with adequate staff at its disposal to undertake...

CJI Bobde Led Further Decline Of Supreme Court As A Constitutional Court

As the Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind Bobde had to preside over the Supreme Court when the country was going through a turbulent and difficult phase. There was(and still is) the unprecedented humanitarian crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown. It was also the time when widespread protests were simmering across the country against the ruling...

Consider Using Oxygen From Steel Plants To Meet COVID Emergency : Bombay High Court To State

In a bid to resolve the Covid-19 crisis in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has directed Divisional Commissioner (Nagpur) to consider requisitioning the services of steel plants and industries to augment the supply of liquid oxygen in the area.The bench said that the powers under the Disaster Management Act could be invoked for such purposes. The...

'Institution Is Being Destroyed' : Full Court Room Exchange In SC's Suo Moto Case On COVID19

The Supreme Court on Friday witnessed a heated courtroom exchange between the bar and the bench in the hearing of the suo-moto case In Re : Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic.The Supreme Court was widely criticized within the legal community for its decision to take suo moto cognizance of COVID19-related issues while the High Courts are dealing with the same, and...

'We Never Stalled High Courts From Proceeding' : Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure Over Criticism Against Suo Moto Case On COVID

On the last working day of the outgoing Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, a bench led by him expressed displeasure at the criticism levelled by the senior lawyers against the suo moto case taken by the Supreme Court on COVID19 related issues.The bench, also comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat, said that there was no intention to take over the cases from the High Courts...

'Arbitrary & Unreasonable' : Bombay High Court Says Centre Needs To Rethink Its Policy To Not Give Door-To-Door COVID Vaccination For Elderly

'Elderly citizens are left to choose between devil and the deep sea', the High Court said in its order.

'Unjustified' : Senior Lawyers Criticize Supreme Court's Move To Transfer COVID Matters From High Courts To Itself

The Supreme Court is being widely criticized within the legal community for its decision to take suo moto cognizance of COVID19-related issues while the High Courts are dealing with the same.Today morning, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde gave clear indications that the Supreme Court wanted to take over the issues from High Courts. The CJI said that six different High Courts dealing the...

Bombay High Court Continues Hearing Of PIL On COVID19 Issues When Told Of Supreme Court's Suo Moto Cognizance

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that it will continue to hearing the Public Interest Litigation on COVID19 issues, after the Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Centre informed the Court that the Supreme Court has decided to take suo moto cognizance of the issues related to the pandemic.The development came after the ASG Anil Singh tried to interject by referring to news...

Arbitrariness Of Centre's COVID Vaccination Policy Which Forces States To Compete In Open Market For Vaccines

Asking State Governments to compete in open market for vaccine procurement, while Centre keeps an assured quota for itself, is manifestly arbitrary and discriminatory.

Door-To-Door Vaccination Not Possible: Centre Tells Bombay High Court

The Central Government has cited several reasons for the non-feasibility of door-to-door vaccination for the elderly in an affidavit to the Bombay High Court. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni is hearing a PIL seeking door-to-door vaccination for senior citizens above 75-years, specially-abled persons, and those suffering from serious illnesses...

Centre's Order Reducing Oxygen Supply Hit Maharashtra As A Bolt From Blue : Bombay High Court Directs Restoration Of Earlier Quantity

Taking strong exception to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's communication which cut down the oxygen supply to Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) directed on Wednesday night that the oxygen supply should continue as before.The Court was referring to the communication dated April 18 issued by the Ministry, which cut down the oxygen supply to Nagpur from a plant...