The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the CBI in response to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest and remand in the Delhi excise policy case. The court has sought the CBI’s response within seven days and the matter has been adjourned to July 17.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a petition in the High Court challenging his arrest and remand by the CBI in connection with the Delhi excise policy. This move follows his detention and subsequent release on bail in the ongoing investigation.
The Patna High Court has annulled the Bihar government’s notification that increased reservation for backward classes, scheduled castes, and scheduled tribes in government jobs and educational institutions from 50% to 65%. The court ruled on petitions challenging the constitutionality of the increase, citing exceeding legislative authority.
An octogenarian woman who was disowned by her husband and son and left bedridden due to a brain stroke has finally received relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The court has directed the trial court to decide her maintenance application within two weeks. The bedridden woman had been seeking maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act since August 2019 but did not receive any timely relief from the district court. She then approached the High Court, which issued directions to the trial court to decide her application expeditiously. The trial court later ordered her husband and son to pay a maintenance of Rs 30,000 per month, but the order was not executed. The woman then filed an execution application in the district court, but it was not decided for eight months. She then again approached the High Court, seeking directions to the trial court to decide the execution application in a time-bound manner. The High Court has now directed the trial court to decide the execution application as expeditiously as possible.
Fiona Tuomey, the mother of 11-year-old Milly who died by suicide in 2016, spoke in court about the inadequate mental health services that her daughter faced in the weeks leading up to her death. Despite seeking help, Milly was given an appointment for therapy a day after she passed away. The family settled for €65,000 in a High Court action against the HSE and other healthcare providers, highlighting systemic errors in Milly’s care. Ms. Tuomey called for changes in the mental health system to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has filed a plea in the Supreme Court, alleging delay by the state high court in delivering a verdict on his petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on money laundering charges. Soren’s counsel, Kapil Sibal, urged the apex court to hear the case immediately, highlighting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and the need for a timely decision. The Supreme Court has yet to assign a hearing date, leaving Soren’s fate in limbo.
Vaccine giants Pfizer and Moderna are embroiled in a legal battle over the use of mRNA technology in their respective Covid-19 vaccines. The dispute has sparked parallel litigation in multiple countries, with Moderna accusing Pfizer and its partner BioNTech of patent infringement. Pfizer and BioNTech deny the allegations and seek to revoke Moderna’s patents. The trial in the London High Court is expected to last three and a half weeks and focus on the validity of two Moderna patents.
