The Gujarat High Court on Sunday initiated a suo motu PIL over the coronavirus situation in the state, observing that media reports on the pandemic indicate that the state was heading towards a “health emergency of sorts”. Through an oral order, Chief Justice Vikram Nath directed the high court registry to register a fresh suo … Read more
The Maharashtra government has told the Bombay High Court that the existing legal provisions, including the 2010 Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons Act, are enough to deal with rising incidents of violence against doctors and medical staff. In an affidavit filed in the court on Monday, the state government submitted that the above Act and provisions … Read more
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking to stop the BJP‘s ongoing Parivartan Yatra rallies across West Bengal, observing that it cannot be entertained as a public interest litigation (PIL). A division bench comprising justices Rajesh Bindal and Aniruddha Roy observed that the petition filed by an advocate, who is directly connected … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre’s reply on a plea seeking direction for filling up vacant posts of the chairperson, members and other staff at the Appellate Tribunal Prevention of Money Laundering Act (ATPMLA) in the national capital. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah took … Read more
Representational Image. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked states to take urgent steps to regulate online health service aggregators that are providing diagnostic or other services without meeting the regulatory requirements or having registered under the law. In a letter to all state chief secretaries, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has underlined concerns about … Read more
NEW DELHI: A fresh PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court in the Hathras incident, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and died of injuries, seeking registration of criminal case under SC/ST Act against police personnel, medical staff and other government officials involved in the case as also a probe by a … Read more
New Delhi: The UP government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to direct a CBI probe into the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras, saying it will ensure that no vested interests is able to create a fake and false narrative with “oblique motives”. In an affidavit filed in response to … Read more
CJI-led Supreme Court bench will take up a PIL seeking CBI probe or SIT probe into the Hathras alleged gangrape case today. The plea has sought probe under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court or High Court judge, besides changing the place of trial from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. On request of the families … Read more
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court expressed worry over the Covid situation in Uttar Pradesh and in multiple remarks suggested the government to consider the option of another “selective lockdown” even as it acknowledged the steps taken by the state to rein in the pandemic. It has asked the chief secretary to come up with a … Read more