“Government officials and the hospitals cannot be permitted to shirk away from their responsibility in ensuring that dead body of such deceased persons is disposed of strictly as per the Covid Protocol.”
“The amount of the compensation, in our considered opinion, is very less. To compensate the loss of life of the bread earner of the family and that too because of the deliberate act on the part of the State.”
The court said that even if it is the case of suspected death of Covid patients for antigen testing, we are of the view that all "such cases of death should
be taken as Covid deaths."
“A large number of our population still resides in villages & there are people who are only labours l between the age group of 18 - 45 and cannot themselves register online for vaccination.”
Allahabad High Court has directed the Centre and UP Government to tell, how would they vaccinate "those illiterate labours and other villagers between the age group of 18 and 45 years if they are not able to register online for vaccination."
The Allahabad HC also questioned the Uttar Pradesh government that how with ₹100/ capita budget the government is managing three times meal in Level-1 category hospital with 2100 required calories. No details have been given regarding Level-2 and Level-3 hospital.
Supreme Court to hear suo motu case in connection with the rape and murder case in which a 31-year-old resident doctor was found dead at the State-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Supreme Court to hear suo motu case in connection with the rape and murder case in which a 31-year-old resident doctor was found dead at the State-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
#MadrasHighCourt while hearing petition challenging detention of YouTuber #SavukkuShankar under #GoondasAct asks Tamil Nadu authorities:
"How many people are telling lies in TV channels and media? All the similar cases, where some information is provided on corruption or something, have you arrested? How many persons?"
Justice SM Subramaniam: Is it possible for government to run behind all such persons spreading false news? Only if it affects public order (you can invoke preventive detention) … How it (Savukku Shankar’s comments) affected public order?
#MadrasHighCourt #SavakkuShankar
Justice Subramaniam: It is the person who views YouTube – it his basic right (choose what to see). Can you stop your thought process?
YouTube may have good and bad videos, a person has a right to choose what to watch, Judge adds.
#SupremeCourt 7- judge constitution bench to deliver judgment shortly on petitions involving questions on the legality of sub-classifying reserved category groups, viz. the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Union of India had strongly defended reservation for downtrodden classes in India before the #SupremeCourt, while informing that it is also in favour of having sub-classifications among Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs)
CJI DY Chandrachud during the hearing had observed that there was a distinction between the "sub-classification" and "sub-categorisation" of communities.
The CJI had added that States may have to sub-categorise reserved category communities to ensure that reservation benefits reach more backward groups #SupremeCourtOfIndia