Khaitan & Co enhances its Real Estate and Corporate practices with two Partner appointments
Mumbai, 4 April 2023: Khaitan & Co, a leading full-service law firm has announced the appointment of Rakki Partani and Promode Murugavelu
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Bombay High Court: Mere existence of the slightest probability of confusion in case of medicinal product marks requires that the use of such mark be restrained
Bombay High Court observed that confusion in the case a medicinal or pharmaceutical product may have disastrous effect on the health.
L&S advises Divo TV Private Limited and the promoters to sign a deal to sell stake to Warner Music India Private Limited
Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan acted as the legal counsel to Divo TV Private Limited (“Divo TV”) and its promoters and assisted them in
‘Rural health practitioners are not medical practitioners’; Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004 rightly struck down by Gauhati HC: Supreme Court
Observing that performance of functions identical to those performed by medical practitioners by persons who do not possess the qualifications prescribed under the Central Act, could have dangerous consequences, the Supreme Court held that Rural Health Practitioners enlisted under the Assam Act, are underqualified to perform functions similar to those performed by medical practitioners registered in accordance with the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The Court, however, upheld the constitutionality of the Assam Community Professional (Registration and Competency) Act, 2015 that was enacted to give continuity in service to the practitioners in question.
CCAL | National Symposium on Improving Quality of Laws in India [February 24, 2023]
NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LAWS IN INDIA Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law (CCAL) National Law University
School of Law, Christ University | 13th Edition of National Moot Court Competition, 2023 [Last date to register: January 15]
The 13th Edition of National Moot Court Competition, of School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), is being conducted offline this
Megh HC │ PIL admitted considering the revolutionary improvement required in health-care facilities in the State
Meghalaya High Court : The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. and W. Diengdoh, J. took cognizance of a petition in relation
Universal Healthcare for All
by Murali Neelakantan† and Ashish Kulkarni††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 31
The Regulation of Telemedicine: A Global Comparative Analysis
by Shantanu Mukherjee† and Vatsala Sood††
CoWIN| Vaccination policy exclusively relying on a digital portal? Chances of universal immunization look grim: SC
“It may not be feasible to require the majority of our population to rely on friends/NGOs for digital registrations over CoWIN, when even the digitally literate are finding it hard to procure vaccination slots.”
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy| Supreme Court seeks clarifications from Centre on these five issues
“In grappling with the second wave of the pandemic, this Court does not intend to second-guess the wisdom of the executive when it chooses between two competing and efficacious policy measures. However, it continues to exercise jurisdiction to determine if the chosen policy measure conforms to the standards of reasonableness, militates against manifest arbitrariness and protects the right to life of all persons.”
Del HC | Government should consider waiver of complete Customs and other duties on the import of Amphotericin B; Imports to be done through a bond until the decision
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, JJ., dealt with a petition which prayed for waiver of
Gau HC | “What kind of test is being done for determination of COVID-19 infection?”; HC directs Assam government to set up Mobile Medical Units in Tea Gardens
Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ., and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., addressed the issues relating to situation under
Bom HC | 75% ventilators supplied through PM Cares Fund found dysfunctional; HC seeks response from Center
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge and B. U. Debadwar, JJ., addressed the issue of dysfunctional ventilators supplied
Federal Court of Canada upholds validity of Pfizer’s pneumococcal vaccine patents; Two Formulation patents held invalid
Federal Court of Canada: The Bench of Gagné, Associate CJ., upheld the validity of one pneumococcal vaccine patents pertaining to Prevnar 13
Kar HC │ Labs to give COVID results within 24 hours; Directions issued regarding dignified burial/ cremation ,Vaccine Scarcity and its Allocation and Food Security; KSLSA COVID Monitoring Committee Report submitted
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Chief Justice and Aravind Kumar J. gave a slew of directions regarding vaccine allocation, oxygen
Gau HC | People with insurance cover suffering from COVID denied treatment at private hospitals; Court to hear PIL
Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ. and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., took up a PIL wherein the counsel
[Remdesivir shortage] Bom HC | “How such drug in such short supply, is available to Politicians and Actors for distribution to public at large?”HC pulls up state over inadequate crisis management
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, Cj., and G. S. Kulkarni, J., expressed its displeasure on casual attitude of
Pat HC | 789 died in Buxar in 10 days while government records showed only 6 deaths; HC warns State of taking actions for filing false affidavit
Patna High Court: Noticing alarming contradictions in death records filed by state authorities and cremation records of the crematorium, the Division Bench
Jhar HC| “Oxygen cylinders are of prime importance in saving life”; HC issues directions for release of Oxygen cylinders lying in judicial custody
Jharkhand High Court: Taking into consideration the reason of urgency i.e., acute surge in Covid-19 pandemic from which people are suffering and