The Vizag Gas Leak happened on May 7, 2020. It happened in LG Polymers chemical plant near Gokalapatnam, Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. This incident resulted in the death of 13 people and sickness from gas exposure of 1,000 people. Background: Why it happened? The plant was first established as Hindustan
Earlier, the Supreme Court had given the green signal to the annual Rath Yatra held in Puri, Odisha. On 22 June 2020, the Court imposed some restrictions on carrying out the event. The Court opined the imposition of a curfew in Puri starting at 8 PM on 22 June itself.
The Delhi High Court remarked that charity beyond the law is an injustice to others. It has dismissed the PIL to waive off the rents of the tenants who faced financial hardship because of the ongoing pandemic. Facts of the Case Advocate Gaurav Jain filed the Public Interest Litigation. The
The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a plea in the Supreme Court. It challenges the petition filed by Vishwa Bhadra Pujari Purohit Mahasangh. The earlier petition had challenged Section 4 of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. There is a “positive obligation” to maintain religious character under Section 4 of the
A full bench of Justice R. Bhanumathi, Indu Malhotra, and Aniruddha Bose allowed a special leave petition, preferred against the Bombay High Court. Abortion laws in India Termination of Pregnancy on the grounds of “physical or mental abnormalities” of an unborn child is permitted under section 3(ii) of the Medical
The case in hand is Centre For Public Interest Litigation v. UOI. On 17 June 2020, the SC issued a notice in a plea seeking the transfer of PM CARES Fund set up for COVID-19 relief to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Brief Facts of the Case Advocate Prashant
The COVID-19 surge is getting worse. The Union Health Ministry, via its revised Protocol, has recommended Remdesivir. This is an antiviral drug that is a possibly effective treatment for COVID-19. The greatest tussle is always between affordability and accessibility. Should the public Health get priority over patent protection in the
Akash Richard Katawati is a Pune based lawyer practicing before the Bombay High Court and the District Courts, Pune. He graduated from ILS Law College, Pune with a BSL LL.B. degree in the year 2016 and went on to pursue LL.M. in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law from the Savitribai
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a huge relief to Deloitte & BSR and Associates. The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) prosecuted these firms. Additionally, other investigative and regulatory agencies also prosecuted them. These prosecutions relate to the IL&FS scam which unravelled in June 2019. The Bombay HC had quashed
The SC said that there is no merit in charging interest on interest for deferred loan payment instalments during the moratorium period. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan along with Justices Sanjay Kaul and M.R. Shah presided asked the Centre and RBI to review the issue. Facts of the
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