News Update Government of Kerala invokes the Kerala Essential Articles Control Act,1986 15 May 2021 The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, tweeted that the Kerala Essential Articles Control Act, 1986 is being invoked to control prices of the essential articles required for treating COVID19.…
News Update Users Are Free To Leave: WhatsApp Tells Delhi High Court 15 May 2021 Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp stated that the 2021 Update is “not mandatory", and WhatsApp is not forcing anyone to accept the newly introduced update. Users have the liberty to either…
News Update How IDIA is aiding COVID-19 relief efforts in West Bengal 15 May 2021 Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) has joined hands with organisations and individuals to facilitate aid to all the needy people in the State of West Bengal…
News Update Not providing the second vaccine dose would amount to violation of Right to Life: Karnataka HC 15 May 2021 The Karnataka High Court observed that not providing the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine will amount to a violation of fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Indian…
News Update Delhi High Court declines to grant interim protection to Navneet Kalra 14 May 2021 The Delhi high court has declined to grant interim protection relief to businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the oxygen concentrator black marketing case. The matter was heard today by…
News Update Were the remains of Covid-19 victims buried in the absence of a death certificate? Karnataka HC 14 May 2021 On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court ordered the state government to respond to the issue of covid-19 patients being buried without a death certificate. Advocate Shridhar Prabhu told the court…
News Update Centre increases gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks 13 May 2021 The gap between the first and second doses of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine has been increased to 12-16 weeks - from the existing six-eight weeks - the government said. The…
News Update Climate change legislation has been approved by the EU Parliament’s environmental committee 13 May 2021 The European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety (ENVI Committee) adopted a comprehensive climate change legislation on Monday, with the aim of achieving climate neutrality in…
News Update Bombay High Court Goa Bench: People can’t simply die because of lack of drivers 13 May 2021 In South Goa Advocates Association v. State of Goa & Ors., the Goa Bench of Bombay HIgh Court said that, "COVID-19 patients should not be at the risk of losing…
News Update Madhya Pradesh Government to provide relief to children who are orphaned due to the pandemic 13 May 2021 On Thursday, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, released a statement to the media. The Chief Minister stated that the Government will provide free education and a…