There Has To Be Rational Use Of Testing Kits : Bombay HC Refuses Relief In PIL Seeking To Do Away With Doctor's Prescription For Covid-19 Testing [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

There Has To Be Rational Use Of Testing Kits : Bombay HC Refuses Relief In PIL Seeking To Do Away With Doctor's Prescription For Covid-19 Testing [Read Order]

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The Bombay High Court on Friday refused relief in a public interest litigation seeking directions to the State to do away with the pre-condition of production of a doctor's prescription for Covid-19 testing and observed that prima facie there has to be a rational use of testing kits and the present situation does not warrant grant of any such relief. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice KK Tated were hearing a PIL filed by Narendra Murkumbi, founder of Shree Renuka Sugars the largest sugar refiner and ethanol producer in the country, who sought directions to allow testing of individuals irrespective whether a person is symptomatic and has come in contact with a Covid-19 patient. The PIL referred to the guidelines dated March 31 issued by ICMR wherein lies a condition that testing has to be done on a doctor's prescription and only for those who are asymptomatic and have come in contact with a Covid-19 positive person. The bench observed- "We are of the considered prima facie opinion that there has to be a rational use of testing kits and the present situation is not such warranting grant of interim relief, as prayed.

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Novacyt settles with Government over Covid-19 test kit claims
9 months, 1 week ago

Novacyt settles with Government over Covid-19 test kit claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Diagnostics firm Novacyt has reached …

Bihar will buy Covid vaccines in absence of supply from Centre: CM Nitish
1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar will buy Covid vaccines in absence of supply from Centre: CM Nitish

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar said the state government would buy vaccines against coronavirus on its own to continue inoculating its people as Centre is not providing them to the state, as per a communique from the chief minister’s office on Monday. The communique, however, was silent on the state’s unmet demand for Covid-19 vaccines, how it would buy them …

Expert Bodies like ICMR Best Judges, Says Delhi High Court on Plea to Allow Homoeopathy for Mild Covid
2 years, 4 months ago

Expert Bodies like ICMR Best Judges, Says Delhi High Court on Plea to Allow Homoeopathy for Mild Covid

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that expert statutory bodies like the Indian Council for Medical Research are the “best judges” to decide and approve “medical protocols” in treating mild Covid-19 cases. The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by two doctors in 2020 seeking directions to the ministry of AYUSH for allowing homoeopathic medicines Arsenicum album …

COVID-19: Delhi High Court Closes Plea Challenging Centre's Permission For Clinical Trials Of Covaxin Among 2-18 Yrs Old
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Delhi High Court Closes Plea Challenging Centre's Permission For Clinical Trials Of Covaxin Among 2-18 Yrs Old

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a plea filed during the second wave of COVID-19 against Centre's permission for conducting Phase II and III clinical trials of Covaxin in the age group of 2 to 18 years. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took note of the Supreme Court's judgment in …

Covid-19: Delhi High Court Refuses To Dispense With Rapid Antigen Test For Medicos Doing Breath Analyser Tests On Aviation Personnel
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19: Delhi High Court Refuses To Dispense With Rapid Antigen Test For Medicos Doing Breath Analyser Tests On Aviation Personnel

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the conduct of Breath Analyser Tests for staff of Air Traffic Controllers, commercial pilots, cabin crew and other staff members shall continue depending upon the guidelines issued by the Director General of Civil Aviation in light of the status of COVID-19 pandemic.Justice Pratibha M Singh was considering a clutch of petitions relating to …

COVID-19: High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Mechanism To Ensure Regulation Of Non-Accredited Labs & Online Health Service Aggregators
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Mechanism To Ensure Regulation Of Non-Accredited Labs & Online Health Service Aggregators

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Delhi Government on the mechanism being followed to ensure regulation of labs and online health service aggregators, which are not accredited by NABL and had not received approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research to collect samples and provide reports for COVID-19. First, that there was no monitoring by …

Supreme Court warns against misuse of order to get Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation
3 years ago

Supreme Court warns against misuse of order to get Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday warned against the misuse of its order to get ex-gratia compensation for COVID-19 death on the basis of fake medical certificate and observed that it would order an independent probe to catch those who indulged in such practice. A bench headed by Justice MR Shah expressed serious concerns at fake certificates being issued …

3 UPSC aspirants seek extra attempt from SC as they missed mains exam due to Covid-19
3 years ago

3 UPSC aspirants seek extra attempt from SC as they missed mains exam due to Covid-19

India Today  

Seeking an extra attempt to appear in the exams, three candidates who had cleared UPSC 2021 prelims exam but were not able to appear for all the papers of last month's main exams as they tested positive for Covid-19 approached the Supreme Court. Arguments put forward by petitioners The petitioner's lawyer further informed the bench that the UPSC mains examination …

UPSC Civil Services Aspirants Who Move Supreme Court, Seek Extra Attempt
3 years ago

UPSC Civil Services Aspirants Who Move Supreme Court, Seek Extra Attempt

News 18  

A group of three civil services aspirants has moved Supreme Court seeking an extra attempt at the civil services exam. Claiming lack of any mechanism from UPSC to allow Covid-19 positive aspirants to take exam, candidates want Court to intervene and allow them an extra attempt to take the papers they have missed. The plea said the petitioners could not …

Plea in Kerala HC claims unauthorised lab conducting COVID tests at Calicut airport
3 years, 1 month ago

Plea in Kerala HC claims unauthorised lab conducting COVID tests at Calicut airport

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Centre and state government on a plea alleging that unauthorised COVID-19 testing was being carried out at Calicut airport by a lab which was not approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research. Besides the Ministries of Health and Civil Aviation, Justice N Nagaresh also issued notice to the …

'Reasonable Restriction' : Bombay HC Upholds COVID Test Mandate For Employees Refusing Vaccination
3 years, 3 months ago

'Reasonable Restriction' : Bombay HC Upholds COVID Test Mandate For Employees Refusing Vaccination

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has upheld a circular issued by the Mumbai Port Trust mandating RT-PCR tests every 10 days for unvaccinated employees. "….it is untenable to contend that vaccinated and unvaccinated persons stand on the same footing as far as the transmission of the disease is concerned." Arguments Advocate Aditi Saxena for the petitioners had argued that vaccinated and …

Delhi HC warns against ’disaster’ of giving untested Covid-19 vaccines to kids
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC warns against ’disaster’ of giving untested Covid-19 vaccines to kids

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court Friday said it would be a “disaster” if COVID-19 vaccines are administered, especially to children, without clinical trials and asked the Centre that it should take steps to quickly vaccinate kids of below 18 years of age once the trials are over as the whole nation is waiting for it. Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, representing …

U’khand fake testing: HC grants diagnostic lab owners interim relief from arrest
3 years, 8 months ago

U’khand fake testing: HC grants diagnostic lab owners interim relief from arrest

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand high court on Thursday granted temporary protection from arbitrary arrest to the owners of Delhi-based Lalchandani Labs, which is under investigation for allegedly administering fake Covid tests during the Mahakumbh. On Wednesday, the court had granted temporary protection from arbitrary arrest to the owners of Noida-based Max Corporate Services and Hisar-based Nalwa Labs, and directed them to appear …

'Don't Stick To Technicalities': Madras High Court Directs State To Not Insist On RTPCR Report While Deciding Compensation Claims If CT-Scan Test Confirmed Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

'Don't Stick To Technicalities': Madras High Court Directs State To Not Insist On RTPCR Report While Deciding Compensation Claims If CT-Scan Test Confirmed Covid-19

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Health authorities of Tamil Nadu Government to process the claim for compensation of the Petitioner, widow of a private medical practitioner who contracted Covid-19 infection on duty and succumbed to it, without insisting for his RT-PCR report. It was the Petitioner's case that she had submitted all the relevant documents to the …

Not For Court To Render Advice/Directions To Govt. About Line Of Treatment For COVID: Delhi HC Dismisses Plea With 25K Cost
3 years, 9 months ago

Not For Court To Render Advice/Directions To Govt. About Line Of Treatment For COVID: Delhi HC Dismisses Plea With 25K Cost

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court this week dismissed a Writ Plea terming it as 'Publicity Interest Litigation' while observing that It is not for the Court to render advice much less issue directions to the Government on the line of treatment that is required to be followed for COVID.The Bench of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was …

"Provide Medical Facility To All Persons Suffering From Covid 19 In Delhi": Delhi High Court Directs Govt.
3 years, 10 months ago

"Provide Medical Facility To All Persons Suffering From Covid 19 In Delhi": Delhi High Court Directs Govt.

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Government to provide medical facilities to all the persons suffering from covid 19 in the national capital. The Court also stated that patients requiring facilities with regards to hospitalization, medication or ICU with or without ventilator must be provided with the same.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice. …

Covid: Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Extension Of Due Dates For Compliances Under Income Tax, GST Act, Waiver Of Late Fees Interest Or Penalty
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid: Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Extension Of Due Dates For Compliances Under Income Tax, GST Act, Waiver Of Late Fees Interest Or Penalty

Live Law  

A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking extension of all the due dates of compliances specified under the Income Tax Act, GST Act, Employees Provident Fund Act, Employees' State Insurance Act and other allied labour laws falling between 20th March till 31st July, 2021 owing to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The petition, filed …

Youth Congress Leaders Move Kerala High Court Against "Exorbitantly High" COVID Test Rates In Private Labs Across Kerala
3 years, 10 months ago

Youth Congress Leaders Move Kerala High Court Against "Exorbitantly High" COVID Test Rates In Private Labs Across Kerala

Live Law  

Kerala Youth Congress Leaders and sitting Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Shafi Parambil and KS Sabarinathan have moved the Kerala High Court against the high rates charged for COVID-19 testing in the state. Referring Government Order dated October 21, 2020, the petitioners contend that the rates prescribed in the said order are exorbitantly high. The plea points to the …

Bombay HC Refuses to Hear PIL Seeking Uniform Rate of Covid-19 Vaccines
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC Refuses to Hear PIL Seeking Uniform Rate of Covid-19 Vaccines

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to hear a PIL seeking a direction to the Serum Institute of India and the Bharat Biotech to sell their Covid-19 vaccines at a uniform rate of Rs 150 per dose. The public interest litigation, filed last week by Mumbai-based advocate Fayzan Khan and three law students, had challenged the different rates of …

COVID19-Conducting Board Exams At This Perilous Time Puts Lives At Risk: Plea In Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Deferral Of AP Board Exams
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID19-Conducting Board Exams At This Perilous Time Puts Lives At Risk: Plea In Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Deferral Of AP Board Exams

Live Law  

A plea has been moved in the Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the conduct of Class 10 and 12 Board Examinations by the Andhra Pradesh Educational Board amid the worsening pandemic. "Conducting the aforesaid examination across Andhra Pradesh State at such perilous time, is nothing else but putting lives of lakhs of young students at utmost risk and danger of …

Ensure Labs Give COVID19 Test Results Within 24-hours : Karnataka High Court Directs Govt
3 years, 11 months ago

Ensure Labs Give COVID19 Test Results Within 24-hours : Karnataka High Court Directs Govt

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed the State Government to issue appropriate orders to all recognised laboratories to provide test results to patients who have undergone RT-PCR test at the earliest and not later than 24-hours. Accordingly, it said "The State must consider issuing directions to all recognised labs by exercising appropriate statutory powers to provide test results at …

Doctors Move Supreme Court To Postpone NEET PG Exam Citing COVID19 Second Wave
3 years, 11 months ago

Doctors Move Supreme Court To Postpone NEET PG Exam Citing COVID19 Second Wave

Live Law  

A group of MBBS doctors have approached the Supreme Court seeking the postponement of the NEET-PG exams scheduled on April 18 citing grave apprehensions of COVID-19 infection amid the second wave of the pandemic.The plea states that compelling doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients on a daily basis to attend a physical exam will be equivalent to putting the lives …

Madras High Court Restrains PIL Petitioner From Filing PIL For One Year
3 years, 11 months ago

Madras High Court Restrains PIL Petitioner From Filing PIL For One Year

Live Law  

In an unusual order, the Madras High Court on Monday debarred a petitioner from instituting any public interest litigation in this Court for a period of one year. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy ordered thus, while hearing the plea of one S. P. V. Paul Raj who sought compulsory medical test of all the …

COVID-19 Tests : Kerala High Court Directs Govt To Consider Private Labs' Objections Against Price Cap
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 Tests : Kerala High Court Directs Govt To Consider Private Labs' Objections Against Price Cap

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to consider the grievances of private laboratories against the November order which capped the price of COVID-19 tests as Rs 1500.A single bench of Justice PV Asha directed the Government to take a decision within 3 weeks from the date of receipt of the. The Kerala High Court has directed the …

Delhi Government To Ensure Prompt And Adequate Testing Of UK Passengers To Avoid Another Covid Wave: Delhi High Court
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Government To Ensure Prompt And Adequate Testing Of UK Passengers To Avoid Another Covid Wave: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

A division bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government to ensure prompt and adequate testing and follow up with respect to those found positive with all seriousness to avoid another spate of infection in the New Delhi. The Bench while observing the figures presented by the Delhi …

"Govt Is Expected To Scrupulously Follow Covid19 Protocol": Delhi High Court On Allegation Of Irresponsible Disposal of Rapid Antigen Test Swabs
4 years, 3 months ago

"Govt Is Expected To Scrupulously Follow Covid19 Protocol": Delhi High Court On Allegation Of Irresponsible Disposal of Rapid Antigen Test Swabs

Live Law  

Even as the capital struggles to overcome the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, a plea in the Delhi High Court today alleged the irresponsible disposal of Rapid Antigen Test swabs during and after the conduct of Covid-19 tests, at the Lajpat Nagar office of South-East Delhi's District Magistrate. The petitioner had specifically alleged that used swabs were being "thrown …

Supreme Court Issues Notice And Seeks Response From Centre On Plea Seeking Capping of Prices of RT-PCR Tests
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice And Seeks Response From Centre On Plea Seeking Capping of Prices of RT-PCR Tests

Live Law  

Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a plea which seeks for the caping of the prices of RT-PCR tests, used to test suspected COVID patients, at Rs. Agarwal contended before the Bench that various hospitals across were charging exorbitant prices for the RT-PCR tests, whereas the actual cost of the test was merely Rs. The matter has been tagged …

SC seeks reply from Centre, health ministry in plea seeking ₹400 cap on RT-PCR
4 years, 3 months ago

SC seeks reply from Centre, health ministry in plea seeking ₹400 cap on RT-PCR

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice and sought response from Centre and the ministry of health in a plea seeking a price cap at ₹400 for the RT-PCR test to detect covid-19 infection. The public interest litigation alleges that the RT-PCR test kits are available at a cost of ₹200 in the Indian market but hospitals and labs …

[Covid-19] Doctors Should Regard The Call For Service To Be Rendered As A Call For Joining 'National Duty': Bombay HC [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

[Covid-19] Doctors Should Regard The Call For Service To Be Rendered As A Call For Joining 'National Duty': Bombay HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Refusing interim relief in a plea against alleged arbitrary placement of doctors at various Government hospitals for one-year mandatory public service, the Bombay High Court remarked, "In these difficult times of the pandemic, people in the rural areas need adequate medical treatment and we are of the prima facie opinion that doctors like the petitioners and the others should regard …

SC Allows A COVID19 Infected CLAT Aspirant To Take Exam At An Isolation Centre [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

SC Allows A COVID19 Infected CLAT Aspirant To Take Exam At An Isolation Centre [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted an applicant who was COVID19 infected to appear in the CLAT 2020 entrance exam scheduled today.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & MR Shah made it clear that only the aspirant who had approached the Court vide the said urgent application shall be permitted to avail the facility and take the …

Plea Seeking Permission For Covid Infected CLAT Aspirants To Appear In Entrance Exam To Be Mentioned Before CJI Tomorrow At His Residence Office
4 years, 5 months ago

Plea Seeking Permission For Covid Infected CLAT Aspirants To Appear In Entrance Exam To Be Mentioned Before CJI Tomorrow At His Residence Office

Live Law  

The application seeking permission for Covid Infected CLAT aspirants to appear in the entrance exam scheduled on Monday, will be mentioned tomorrow before the CJI at his residence office. The plea was filed before the Supreme Court yesterday by a Covid positive CLAT aspirant, Mr. Deepansh Tripathi and it was insisted therein that since the examination is scheduled to be …

Govt to Review Guidelines to See if 'On-demand' Testing of Covid-19 Can be Allowed
4 years, 7 months ago

Govt to Review Guidelines to See if 'On-demand' Testing of Covid-19 Can be Allowed

News 18  

With nearly nine lakh COVID-19 tests being held per day, the government on Tuesday said it would review the guidelines for testing to see if it can be made available on an on-demand basis for the people. Responding to a question on why on-demand testing is not being implemented for those who are willing to pay for it even as …

Clarify Your Stand On The Requirement Of Doctor's Prescription For COVID Testing: Delhi HC Directs ICMR [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Clarify Your Stand On The Requirement Of Doctor's Prescription For COVID Testing: Delhi HC Directs ICMR [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has directed the Indian Council Of Medical Research to file an affidavit stating its stand on the requirement of a doctor's prescription for testing of COVID19. The said direction has been issued by the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla in a plea challenging the mandatory requirement of a doctor's prescription to undergo a COVID19 test. Therefore, …

Testing Has Been Recommended For Eligible Individuals Coming With Due Prescriptions Of Doctors: ICMR Informs Delhi HC [Read Letter]
4 years, 8 months ago

Testing Has Been Recommended For Eligible Individuals Coming With Due Prescriptions Of Doctors: ICMR Informs Delhi HC [Read Letter]

Live Law  

Indian Council of Medical Research has informed the Delhi High Court that it has recommended testing for only those eligible individuals who are coming with due prescriptions of doctors. The letter states that: 'the strategy for COVID-19 testing in India is focused on testing symptomatic individuals, close contacts of lab confirmed cases and high risk individuals pre-op, immune compromised etc.' …

COVID-19 Test Not Mandatory For All Pregnant Women Before Delivery: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 Test Not Mandatory For All Pregnant Women Before Delivery: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it is not mandatory for all pregnant women to undergo testing for COVID19 prior to their delivery. The information was given before the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a plea seeking priority testing, expeditious processing and declaration of results of pregnant women for …

Person Suffering From Covid-19 Cannot Be Expected To Produce Proof For Free Treatment In Hospital Under EWS Category: Bombay HC [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

Person Suffering From Covid-19 Cannot Be Expected To Produce Proof For Free Treatment In Hospital Under EWS Category: Bombay HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that a person suffering from Covid-19 who belongs to the economically weaker section of the society cannot be expected to produce documentary proof before seeking admission in a hospital for free treatment. Whereas, Advocate Shukla contended that the petitioners having suffered from a Covid-19, required immediate medical help were not required to produce …

As Delhi Surpasses Mumbai For Highest Number of Cases, Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Submit An Action Plan To Ramp Up Testing [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

As Delhi Surpasses Mumbai For Highest Number of Cases, Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Submit An Action Plan To Ramp Up Testing [Read Order]

Live Law  

As Delhi tops the list of cities having the highest number of COVID19 cases in India, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to submit a status report highlighting the action plan undertaken to ramp up testing in the national capital. During the proceedings, the Delhi Government submitted the report of the committee constituted by the LG of …

COVID-19 Test For Expatriates : SC Refuses To Interfere With Kerala Govt's Policy
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 Test For Expatriates : SC Refuses To Interfere With Kerala Govt's Policy

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refrained from interfering with the policy decision of the Kerala Government to demand COVID-19 test for persons to return from Middle Eastern countries in private chartered flights.Disposing of writ petition filed by one KSR Menon, the SC said that it is open for the petitioner to represent the matter to the Kerala Government and that …

Is Random Testing For Covid-19 Possible?, Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Is Random Testing For Covid-19 Possible?, Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt [Read Order]

Live Law  

As the state records a sharp spike in the reported cases of Covid-19, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought information from the State Government of UP, whether random testing for the infection is possible. The Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal, appearing for the State submitted that India being a welfare nation, with limited resources, is not in a position …

'Non-Testing Of Patients Is Not A Solution To The Problem': Supreme Court Directs State Governments To Increase Covid Testing [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

'Non-Testing Of Patients Is Not A Solution To The Problem': Supreme Court Directs State Governments To Increase Covid Testing [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a suo moto case registered as "In Re Proper Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients And Dignified Handling Of Dead Bodies In The Hospitals, Etc.," the Supreme Court today directed the State Governments to increase the number of Covid-19 testing, so as to ascertain the affected population and provide them with adequate treatment. The bench comprised by Justices Ashok Bhushan, S …

Supreme Court Bar Association Urges Delhi CM To Set Up COVID-19 Testing Facilities Within SC Premises
4 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Bar Association Urges Delhi CM To Set Up COVID-19 Testing Facilities Within SC Premises

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Bar Association has written to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal requesting him to setup a COVID-19 testing facility within the premises of the Supreme Court.Such a setup, with appropriate equipment and test kits, will enable all those who use the Supreme Court to get themselves checked, urges the letter.Raising concerns about difficulties in accessing testing facilities in. The …

Delhi Govt Is Expected To Comply With LG's Order Regarding Testing of Asymptomatic Patients: Delhi HC Says While Disposing Off Plea [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Govt Is Expected To Comply With LG's Order Regarding Testing of Asymptomatic Patients: Delhi HC Says While Disposing Off Plea [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has disposed of a plea challenging the decision of the Delhi Government to not to test asymptomatic patients for COVID19 by noting that the recent order of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has already resolved the said issue. While disposing of the petition, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan observed that …

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Proper Arrangements For The Treatment of Both COVID and Non-COVID Patients in Delhi Hospitals [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Proper Arrangements For The Treatment of Both COVID and Non-COVID Patients in Delhi Hospitals [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a PIL seeking expeditious furnishing of reports after conducting tests for the infection of COVID19 virus. In a previous order in the same PIL, the Delhi High Court had directed the Delhi Government to ensure that the accredited labs in Delhi, which are testing samples for COVID19 infection, should be giving reports within …

L-G overrules Delhi govt. order to restrict COVID-19 treatment
4 years, 9 months ago

L-G overrules Delhi govt. order to restrict COVID-19 treatment

The Hindu  

Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, on Monday overruled the Aam Aadmi Party government’s decision to restrict COVID-19 treatment and admission at both private and State-run city hospitals to those bearing documented proof of residence in Delhi. In another order, the L-G directed that guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical …

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Delhi Govt's Order To Not Test Asymptomatic & Pre-Symptomatic Patients For COVID19
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Delhi Govt's Order To Not Test Asymptomatic & Pre-Symptomatic Patients For COVID19

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea asking the court to set aside Delhi Government's decision to not test individuals who are asymptomatic, that is, who do not show symptoms of the COVID19 infection. A Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has issued notice to the Delhi Government in a petition that …

Confusion, Mismanagement As Delhi Revises COVID-19 Testing Policy
4 years, 9 months ago

Confusion, Mismanagement As Delhi Revises COVID-19 Testing Policy

The Quint  

On Tuesday, 2 June, even as Delhi reported 1,298 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, the state government issued a quiet order that would severely restrict testing of suspected patients. To be specific, asymptomatic people would not be eligible for COVID testing in Delhi any more, except ‘direct and high-risk contacts with comorbidities and senior citizens’. So capacity and …

Private labs in Delhi sent show-cause notice for testing asymptomatic people for Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Private labs in Delhi sent show-cause notice for testing asymptomatic people for Covid-19

India Today  

The Delhi government has issued a show-cause notice to several private labs for not following the ICMR guidelines by testing asymptomatic people for Covid-19. Delhi government’s notice, which has been accessed by India Today TV, states that the ICMR testing guidelines are being flouted as asymptomatic people are being tested. "By reviewing the data submitted by you in the ICMR …

Plea Seeking Action Against Manufacturing of Faulty PPE Kits: Delhi HC Asks Health Ministry To Consider It As A Representation And Decide Within A Week [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Plea Seeking Action Against Manufacturing of Faulty PPE Kits: Delhi HC Asks Health Ministry To Consider It As A Representation And Decide Within A Week [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has disposed off a plea seeking action against manufacturing of faulty PPE kits giving liberty to the Petitioner to make a representation before the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Single Bench of Justice Rekha Palli has further asked the concerned Ministry to consider the representation of the Petitioner and pass an order …

Private Doctors Need Not Await Govt Approval For COVID-19 Tests On Categories Of Patients Mentioned In ICMR Guidelines : Gujarat HC [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Private Doctors Need Not Await Govt Approval For COVID-19 Tests On Categories Of Patients Mentioned In ICMR Guidelines : Gujarat HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Friday held that private doctors and hospitals need not wait for approval from the government authorities for carrying out COVID-19 tests on those categories of patients mentioned in the testing guidelines laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research.A division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J B Pardiwala noted that the …

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