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Law Commission recommends revision and review of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Law Commission expressed that “Given the shifting social patterns and growing population, the management, control and prevention of epidemic diseases cannot be restricted to a century old law.”

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NLIU Bhopal | ‘Project Saarthi’, An initiative of Legal Aid Clinic

ABOUT LEGAL AID CLINIC, NLIU- BHOPAL: The NLIU – Legal Aid Clinic (“LAC”), which is driven by the ethos of Article 39A

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Copying and cheating in examinations is like a pandemic, which can ruin society and educational system of any country: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that the Delhi Technological University had been lenient in imposing Category IV punishment rather than rusticating the students who were found cheating in the examinations. Therefore, the court observed that the students who engage in unfair means in exams and get away with it cannot build the nation.

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Participation in the elections of college union is an integral part of the education; Uttaranchal High Court grants age relaxation of two years to the student for participating in the college election

The Uttaranchal High Court held that participation in the elections of college union was an integral part of the education, and it was an opportunity that was given to the students for developing their leadership qualities, therefore, two years age relaxation was granted to the student for participating in his college elections.

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Delhi High Court directs Delhi Government to reimburse Rs. 16 lakhs to a judicial officer as reimbursement for treatment of Covid-19

Delhi High Court: In a writ petition filed by an Additional District Judge for reimbursement of his treatment charges during

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Delhi High Court| Negligence of counsel not a reasonable ground within Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC; Facts of the case must disclose ‘urgency’ to avail benefit under Or. XI R. 1(4) CPC

Delhi High Court: In a case filed by the petitioner challenging dismissal order in relation to an application filed seeking

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Covid Immunization| Kerala HC directs Center to formulate policy for identifying & compensating deaths due to after-effects of Covid-19 vaccination

Kerala High Court: In a significant case where a widow whose husband died due to adverse effects of Covid-29 immunization had approached

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Two persons died after first dose of Covishield due to severe adverse effects following immunization; Supreme Court issues notice Central Government

Supreme Court: In a case alleging death of two young girls due to side-effect of Covishield, the Division Bench comprising Dinesh Maheshwari

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Allahabad High Court| Over-aged candidates can neither claim participation in selection process nor seek conduct of recruitment every year as a matter of right

Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J. dismissed the writ petition which was filed praying to issue a mandamus commanding

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| A Biological Weapon? Most misconceived! SC rules it is for the elected Government to take necessary action if any

Supreme Court: While addressing a petition making bizarre claim that virgin Coconut Oil can dissolve Covid-19 virus, the Division Bench of Sanjay

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Prioritising public interest in patent law of India

by Dr Uday Shankar*

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P&H HC | “Extreme technicality highly deplorable”; HC holds denial of permission to import ventilators is against interest of the patients

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Opining that extreme technicality in times of pandemic is deplorable and may lead to fatalities, the Division

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[COVID-19] Madras HC | States’ failure in filing status report: HC remarks State’s indolence knows no bounds to use pandemic as excuse for acting in flagrant breach of Court orders

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J., while addressing the State’s failure in filing the

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Distribution of COVID essentials like oxygen, Remdesivir| “Not substituting the jurisdiction of the High Courts”; Supreme Court explains why it intervened

“The role of this Court in the present situation is complementary to the role and functions being performed by the High Courts. Neither is intended to substitute the other.”

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COVID-19 surge| As nation gasps for breath, Supreme Court calls for “even handed” distribution of COVID essentials like oxygen, Remdesivir; asks Centre to submit a “national plan”

“The High Courts have passed certain orders which may have the effect of accelerating and prioritising the services to a certain set of people and slowing down the availability of these resources to certain other groups whether the groups are local, regional or otherwise.”