[ad_1] The high court pulled up the state government for not paying salaries to doctors who worked on contract basis during the Covid-19 pandemic. The high court asked the government pleader to explain as to why the salary of the principal secretary, finance should not be attached for the month...
Govt tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The government has told the Supreme Court that taking a Covid-19 vaccine is not binding on anyone, and so the concept of informed consent is not applicable.Vaccine beneficiaries, according to the government, have the option to access more information about the vaccine and its adverse events. In an affidavit...
Reputation Of Varsities Ruined, Students Affected, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] When universities around the world are achieving breakthroughs, it’s time to rethink whether open litigation should be allowed between the constitutional authorities of a university as reputation is ruined and students are badly affected, the Kerala High Court said on Tuesday.Justice Devan Ramachandran criticized the state government for its...
No legal compulsion to get COVID-19 vaccination, Centre tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Centre clarified to the Supreme Court that there was no legal compulsion to get a vaccination for COVID-19.In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the Centre submitted that the concept of informed consent is inapplicable to the voluntary use of a drug such as a vaccine. "While...
Hand over Markaz keys to Jamaat head, HC directs police, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Delhi High Court on Monday directed the city police to hand over the keys of the Nizamuddin Markaz, which was closed in March 2020 for holding a Tablighi Jamaat congregation amid the Covid-19 pandemic, to jamaat leader Maulana Saad.The HC’s order came after the police submitted that it has...
Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the vaccines in use under the Covid vaccination programme are manufactured by third parties and they are recognised as safe and effective, and there is no material to suggest how the state can be fastened with strict liability for the tragic...
HC directs Delhi govt to pay over Rs 16L to judicial officer for expenses on Covid treatment, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to reimburse forthwith over Rs 16 lakh to a serving judge of the district judiciary towards the cost of Covid treatment incurred by him during the second wave of the pandemic. The high court refused to accept the...
Online dashboard on mental health facilities to be set up in a month, SC told, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that in a month, it will set up an online portal for seamless information in connection with mental health facilities available in the country.The Centre's counsel submitted before a bench, headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices Hima Kohli...
NHRC reconstitutes core group of human rights defenders, NGOs, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] (Eds: Updating with details) New Delhi, The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reconstituted its core group of human rights defenders and NGOs, according to an official notification. Former BJP MLA and Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty, director of Rights and Risk Analysis Group (RRAG) Suhas Chakma and...
Pass Orders On Woman’s Plea For Compassionate Posting, Says Hc, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] MADURAI: Permitting a woman belonging to arunthathiyar community to submit a representation seeking age relaxation for appointment on compassionate grounds since her mother who was a sanitary worker died due to Covid-19, Madras high court directed the authorities to pass appropriate orders on it on merits.Petitioner P Kavitha’s mother...