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Delhi High Court rejects AISA president Neha Bora’s plea against peace-bond notice, directs police to disclose material
Justice Subramonium Prasad upholds preventive proceedings over Bora’s October 16 protest, but directs the Special Executive Magistrate to follow due process and independently decide whether an interim bond is necessary
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
Gauhati HC seeks data on number of children in prisons in Assam
The court also seeks to know the measures taken by jail authorities to contain the spread of COVID
SC directs early hearing for plea against Central Vista, matter back in Delhi HC
The court has allowed petitioners to request for early hearing as the high court had adjourned the case to May 17 without issuing notice
Punjab & Haryana HC asks Centre to consider reallotment of oxygen from nearby plants
The grievance of the states was that oxygen was to be transported from faraway plants and it was difficult to make arrangements
We want 700 MT of oxygen supplied to Delhi every day and we mean business: SC to Centre
The Bench asked the Centre to comply and not force the Bench to take coercive action; the order is expected to be uploaded by 3 P.M today
Siddique Kappan “secretly” discharged from AIIMS, taken to Mathura jail
The journalist, who was diagnosed as Covid-19 positive was receiving treatment at the Delhi hospital, but was reportedly discharged without informing his family or lawyer, alleges wife
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