The Karnataka High Court said that the alleged attempt to pay a "bribe to the petitioner for securing the post of Governor" has lowered the prestige of Judges and the post of Governor.
The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued comprehensive directives on several issues concerning the critical situation arising out of the Covid pandemic. In one directive, the bench suggested that the state employ dental surgeons to supplement the work of overworked doctors.
The Bench has upheld the punishment of Life Imprisonment with a fine of Rupees 1,000 under section 376(1) of Indian Penal Code but set aside the same punishment under section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.
The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court also acknowledged the fact arise during the hearing that at the interlocutory stages of the appeal the appellate court tried to forge a kind of settlement between the parties.
Lawyer Rahul Mehra said that Mohalla clinics are in small crowded places would not be able to manage so many people. A large number of doctors may be called upon by a central helpline number like 101.
Justice Vivek Singh Thakur of Himanchal Pradesh High Court bench noted that respondent-accused was driving vehicle under influence of alcohol, prosecution has relied upon medical evidence as well as evidence of Dr. Amita Bhatnagar.
In what can be called a major setback for the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to arrange for the shifting of arrested Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a Contempt notice to the official suppliers of the Delhi government supplying oxygen to various hospitals in the national capital, in the issue of hospitals not getting adequate oxygen for the patients suffering from Covid-19.