32 test positive; 178 inmates who are above 45 receive first dose of vaccination Mysore/Mysuru: Following a Supreme Court directive to decongest overcrowded prisons in view of the raging second wave of COVID-19 contagion, over 50 inmates of Mysuru Central Prison are being released in stages on a 90-day parole — in cases involving punishment…
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to cancel the CBSE and ICSE board examinations of Class 12 amid the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the plea, petitioner advocate Mamta Sharma said, “step-motherly arbitrary, inhuman directions” have been issued to the innocent students to postpone the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a 12-member National Task Force to streamline and ensure the “effective and transparent” allocation of liquid medical oxygen on a “scientific, rational and equitable basis” to States and Union Territories fighting COVID-19. The Apex Court had expressed its dissatisfaction at the Centre’s earlier “oxygen-for-bed” formula. This “rough-and-ready”…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday passed an order directing immediate de-congestion of prisons with the re-release of all eligible prisoners in view of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. A Bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the Centre’s plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order asking it to increase the liquid medical oxygen allocation for the State to 1,200 MT per day from the present 965 MT amid the second wave of Covid-19. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on behalf of the Centre,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday sought the Centre’s plan of action for the third surge of the Covid-19 pandemic, which the Government on Wednesday said is inevitable. A Bench of Justices — D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah —was hearing the Centre’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court order regarding supply of oxygen…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said the appeals by the people for medical or any other help on social or any other media cannot be considered “wrong” and warned of contempt to court proceedings against any official found clamping down any such information. “If citizens communicate their grievance on social media and…
New Delhi: Sitting Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar passed away on Saturday, following a prolonged illness. He was 62. Sources said that he was suffering from prolonged illness and was recently infected with viral pneumonia. He died of cardiac arrest at 10.15 pm on Saturday. Justice Shantanagoudar, who hailed from Dharwad in North…
New Delhi: Justice N.V. Ramana was today sworn- in as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, here. He took over from former CJI S.A. Bobde whose term ended on Friday. Born in an agricultural family on Aug. 27, 1957 in…
New Delhi: For how many generations would reservations in jobs and education continue, the Supreme Court sought to know during the Maratha quota case hearing on Friday and raised concerns over “resultant inequality” in case the overall 50 per cent limit was to be removed. A five-Judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan was…
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