News Update Courts cannot be mute spectator, turn Nelson’s eye:” Bombay High Court 30 Apr 2021 The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday registered a suo motu criminal case against black-marketing of the drug, Remdesivir used to treat COVID-19 patients. This case was registered…
News Update The Election Commission has filed a petition with the Madras High Court, requesting that news coverage of oral comments be discontinued 30 Apr 2021 The Election Commission appealed to the Madras High Court, requesting that the media refrain from reporting on the oral observations. The EC's request comes only days after a judge suggested…
News Update Bombay High Court refuses to hear PIL seeking uniform pricing of vaccines 29 Apr 2021 The public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by a Mumbai-based Advocate Fayzan Khan and three law students who challenged the different rates of COVID-19 vaccines for the Centre and State…
News Update Plea seeking protection of people seeking help for oxygen supply on social media filed in Allahabad High Court UP 29 Apr 2021 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday in a virtual press meet stated that there's no shortage of oxygen in any private or public hospital in UP and that actions would…
News Update Kerala High Court quashes POCSO case citing settlement 28 Apr 2021 Recently, Kerala High Court quashed a FIR registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) in which a settlement was reached stating doing marriage between the complainant…
News Update Jimmy Shergill and his crew members were booked for violating curfew in Punjab 28 Apr 2021 During the shooting of season-2 of "Your Honour" web series, Jimmy Shergill , director, Eeshwar Nivas and 35 crew members were booked by Punjab police in Ludhiana on the charge…
News Update Calcutta High Court asks State to file report after petitioner highlights shortage of hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, medicines 27 Apr 2021 The Calcutta High Court asked the West Bengal government to file a report in response of complaints filed by a petitioner in a petition stating that there is an acute…
News Update The European Union has filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca for failing to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine on time 27 Apr 202127 Apr 2021 The European Commission's Public Health and Food Safety Spokesperson, Stefan De Keersmaecker, announced that AstraZeneca has been sued over the delayed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. AstraZeneca delivered 50 million fewer…
News Update Man found with 153kg ganja in a jointly-owned car granted bail by the Calcutta High Court 24 Apr 202124 Apr 2021 In the case, Raju Jaiswal v State – CRA. NO. 262/2020, a man found with 153kgs ganja in a car was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court in a…
News Update Attorney general KK Venugopal says I am not unhappy about it on Supreme Court not seeking his assistance in suo motu case on COVID-19 23 Apr 2021 A bench of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and justices L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat with regard to taking suo motu cognizance of COVID-19 issues plaguing the country…