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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

Breaking: Natasha Narwal gets interim bail to attend last rites of father

Dr. Mahavir Narwal passed away on May 9 due to Covid, while Natasha’s bail plea for order was pending

Former Calcutta HC judge, DK Basu, passes away

He was also the petitioner in the groundbreaking DK Basu case, that laid down guidelines to prevent custodial torture

Centre defends its vaccine price policy, says overzealous judicial intervention unnecessary

The Centre further submitted that differential pricing is to incentivise private manufacturers to increase production, and attract foreign players

Delhi HC issues notice, not convinced of hoarding allegations against AAP MLA

The High Court has also issued a notice to the Delhi Government

SC sets up National Task Force for oxygen allocation across all States, UTs

The court has also made it very clear, that the Centre is bound to supply 700 metric tons of oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis

UP: Ex-military man alleges physical and sexual assault by Puranpur police!

The man, along with mother and two sisters, was travelling to Likhimpuri for his belated brother-in-law’s last rites, when he was stopped by local police.

Covid-19 has completely exposed Delhi’s medical infrastructure: High Court

The court said that it cannot turn away citizens simply because the State lacks proper medical infrastructure

SC orders re-release of prisoners from jail amid Covid-19 surge

The top court has issued a slew of directions to decongest prisons and ensure facilities for inmates and other jail staff

Allahabad HC not satisfied with DM Meerut’s response over oxygen shortage

The court, however, asked DM (Lucknow) to take action against those hospitals that spread ‘unnecessary panic’

SC dismisses centre’s plea against K’taka HC order for increasing state’s O2 quota

The court observed that it was a well calibrated and well-considered order by the high court and there is no reason to intervene

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