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Ori HC | Justice A.B.S. Naidu, former District Judge appointed as Inquiry Officer regarding Covid-19 Mismanagement at VIMSAR

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S Muralidhar, CJ and Savitri Ratho, J. directed independent inquiry by a retired District Judge

Case Briefs High Courts

Mani HC | State cannot seek to impose conditions upon citizens so as to compel them to get vaccinated; Courts holds restraining the non-vaccinated people illegal

Manipur High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Kumar, CJ. and KH Nobin Singh, J., decided on a petition which was filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC issues notice to State to file an affidavit regarding a delay in sample collection due to suspension of public transport and inadequacy in other services

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S Muralidhar, CJ and Savitri Ratho, J., directed State to file an affidavit addressing concerns

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Spreading strains of SARS-CoV-2: The need to rethink utility patents

by Shruti Prasad Dhonde

Case Briefs District Court

Anti Vaxxers need to be treated strenuously with an iron hand; Such haters do not deserve concession of anticipatory bail, their free movement and free speech is a threat to society at large: J&K Sessions Court

Sessions Court, Jammu and Kashmir: Tahir Khurshid Raina, J., denied anticipatory bail to the person accused of obstructing the vaccination drive and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Ensure every possible medical treatment to imprisoned FR. Stan Swamy as part of life saving measure and protection of his basic human rights: NHRC

As per the press release by NHRC dated 4-07-2021, the Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra has been issued a notice to ensure

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Family members permitted to perform religious rituals and last rites according to Covid-19 Guidelines on Dead Body Management but cannot dispose the dead body by themselves

Jharkhand High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Ranjan and Sujit Narayan Prasad, JJ., disposed of the writ petition with observations and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| NDMA to come up with uniform guidelines for ex gratia assistance on account of lives lost due to Covid-19 within 6 weeks [Read SC directions]

Supreme Court: After the Court was approached seeking direction to the Government to provide notified ex-gratia monitory compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- to the

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Treatment of Mucormycosis including administration of Amphotericin injection is free of cost and the entire cost will be borne by the State Government in public hospitals

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Aravind Kumar J. gave a slew of directions regarding

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Migrant Labourers| ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ Scheme to be a reality in all States by July 31st! Read Supreme Court directions

“When the migrant labourers form more than 1/4th population of the country, all Governments/authorities have to take special care regarding welfare of these migrant workers/labourers.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC | Whether vaccination can at all be made mandatory and whether such mandatory action can adversely affect the right of a citizen to earn his/her livelihood? Court answers

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J., decided on the question as to whether vaccination

Case Briefs Supreme Court

In a relief to State Board Class XII students, Supreme Court asks Boards to formulate Schemes within 10 days

Supreme Court: Hearing a series of petitions filed by Class XII students of various Boards, the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh

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Ramping up production of Covid-19 vaccine and its interplay with patent law

by Akber Ahmad† and Maria Fatima††

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Cancellation of Class XII Board exams; CBSE, ICSE Assessment Schemes: Fair, reasonable and in larger public interest. Here’s why

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has refused to interfere with the assessment Scheme propounded by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | We are not just fighting a pandemic; we are fighting an infodemic; HC slams Bihar government over reluctance to put credible stats of Covid deaths in public domain

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and S. Kumar, J., addressed the issue as to whether more

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Class XII students’ evaluation scheme by CBSE and ICSE approved by Supreme Court with two additions: Here’s what we know

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has accepted the schemes presented by CBSE and ICSE for assessment

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Covid 19 infection, vaccination and precautions in the prisons; Court issues directions, forms committee

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., have been hearing a series of

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Dates for holding NEET would be notified after 31st August, 2021; Medical Graduates to have at least one month to prepare before the Test

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of B. V. Nagaratha and Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar, JJ., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits.

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Freedom struggle cannot be compared to the lockdown imposed due to COVID – 19 pandemic; Misuse of PIL a serious concern

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma and M. Nagaprasanna, JJ., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | No prohibition by Center on door-to-door vaccination; HC gives Maharashtra one week time to sanction door to door vaccination

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ., and G. S. Kulkarni, J., sanctioned door-to-door vaccination facility for elderly and