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Petitioner Advocate has pointed out that Section 12 of the Disaster Management Act mandates payment of Ex-Gratia amount to the person affected by the Disaster.

The petition further said that the Central Government has been acting in utter remiss and insensitivity in as much as not taking any measures to safeguard the rights of the people of Maharashtra.

The Court has constituted a 12-member National Taskforce to streamline and ensure the “effective and transparent” allocation of Liquid Medical Oxygen to States and UTs and its audit.

The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government regarding steps taken by it to ensure sufficient availability of Covid-19 vaccine in the State within 3-4 months.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the practicing lawyers in the state to approach their respective District Magistrates and Bar Associations for issuing of passes, so as to allow them to travel to their offices, during the curfew imposed to check the spread of Covid-19.

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The Supreme Court on Friday has said “We are not inclined to enter into the merits of the case” while hearing the appeal seeking a stay on the construction work at “Central Vista Redevelopment Project” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A serious case of a possible bed scam, quite like the one exposed in Bengaluru, surfaced through a patient’s plea in the Delhi High Court on Friday.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) Raipur’s graduating batch of 2020 has released campus recruitment figures for the 50 students (out of a batch of 150) who took part in the official campus placement activities.

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Delhi Jal Board to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board and make a representation relating to the amount of water which is not sufficient to Delhi.