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Supreme Court Directs Non-Compliant States/UTs to Submit Affidavits for Compliance with Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India has issued a directive to non-compliant states and Union Territories (UTs) to file affidavits by February 2025, outlining the steps taken…

Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt Response On Plea For Quashing Of FIR Over ‘The Wire’ Report

The Allahabad High Court today sought the reply of the Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea filed by 2 Journalists [Seraj Ali and Mukul Singh Chauhan] and the news portal…

Delhi HC will hear petitions for the incorporation of oxygen concentrators on the list of basic commodities

The Delhi High Court will entertain a plethora of pleas today, all of which request that oxygen concentrators be put on the list of essential commodities so that they can…

The SC has refused to overturn a Karnataka HC order on oxygen distribution.

In the midst of the COVID-19 emergency, the Supreme Court today declined to overturn a Karnataka High Court order ordering the Central government to instantly raise the State's oxygen supply…

Delhi high court sought response from the health ministry, SII, and Bharat biotech on vaccine production capacity

The Indian Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers, the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech, have been ordered by the Delhi High Court to file an affidavit stating the existing ability…

Supreme court issues notice on petition regarding proper mechanism to check content on Social Networking sites

In a petition seeking a mechanism for monitoring Twitter posts and ads that are seditious, abusive, triggering, and promoting violence among the people in India, the Supreme Court today issued…

Petition in Supreme Court seeks independent, regulatory media tribunal

A petition seeking the creation of an independent, regulatory Media Tribunal for the expeditious hearing of complaints lodged by viewers against media corporations, has been filed in the Supreme Court.…

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand in PIL to ban gambling, betting websites

In a petition seeking a direction to ban and prohibit all gambling, betting, wagering websites, the Delhi High Court today issued a notice. In public interest litigation, a Division Bench…

Love jihad: Two petitions in Supreme Court challenge Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand anti-conversion laws

Two petitions were registered in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the constitutional validity of the recently formed Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of the Unlawful Conversion of the Religion Ordinance 2020…