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The Supreme Court of India heard the Solicitor general today to assess the measures, policy and actions taken by the Central government with respect to the acquiring and administering the COVID19 vaccines. The matter is of the Suo Moto cognizance taken by the Supreme Court by virtue of which the National Task Force was set up.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said: To vaccinate the entire population of India by the end of this year, the government is making procurement efforts.

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre and the Income Tax Department on a plea filed by businessman Robert Vadra, challenging the showcause notice issued to him by the ‘Principal Commissioner of Income Tax’ under Section 10(1) of the Black Money Act 2015.

The Central government has decided to extend the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights owing to Covid-19, till June 30.

A charitable organization, the Shri Sai Kirpa Society, has filed a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking permission to allow it to freely accept foreign aid and also import Covid-19 related medical supplies from foreign sources. The court on Friday sought the Central government’s response on this plea.

A petitioner has referred to news-clippings from the daily Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar about 55 non-functional ventilators that had been sent under PM Cares Fund from the competent authority of the central government.

The Amendment Act has a provision of asking for a mandatory prior opinion of the Lieutenant Governor before taking any executive action is violative of Article 14 and arbitrary in nature.

Memory has still not faded. The Central Government promises to deliver a $5 trillion economy by 2024. US President Obama himself served hot tea to the Prime Minister of India. The next US President Trump shook hands with PM as if India was a superpower.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it was not happy with the steps taken by the Centre in addressing the acute problems of migrant labourers during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.