News Update Delhi High Court: All Insurance companies to cover mental illness as their policy. 1 May 2021 Also, all insurance companies were liable to give effect to Section 21(4) of Mental Health Act, 2017. The order was passed by a single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh."All…
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 Supreme Court extends the limitation period to file cases 27 Apr 2021 In March 2020, the Supreme Court had ordered an extension of the limitation period for filing cases under various laws as litigants faced difficulties in that approaching the Court due…
News Update Verdict in Tarun Tejpal Case Might Be Passed Today by Goa Court 27 Apr 2021 In the trial of former Tehelka editor in chief, Tarun Tejpal, the district and session court at Mapusa in North Goa is expected to pronounce its judgment. He was undertail…
