The central government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would decide on the new National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy by mid-November and the same would be notified in the week thereafter. The court said it should not trigger any hike in the price of drugs in the market. Appearing for the central government, Additional Solicitor [ Read More ]
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Evict Squatters from Government Houses: SCThe Supreme Court Wednesday asked unauthorised occupants of government houses here why they should not be evicted and ordered their names be published in the newspapers. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya asked the court registry to issue notice after it was given a list of unauthorised occupants by [ Read More ] Medicines should be within reach of common man: SCProtecting the interest of the common man, the Supreme Court Wednesday told the government not to disturb the existing retail price mechanism of drugs under the price control order while finalising the list of essential medicines. The judges observed that the prices of the drugs were so high that it left the patient with the [ Read More ] ‘Accident compensation also for loss of earnings, normal life’ : SCThe Supreme Court has said that compensation to accident victims should be adequate and include not only damages for injuries but also for loss of earnings and inability to enjoy a normal life. “It is suffice to say that in determining the quantum of compensation payable to the victims of accident, who are disabled either [ Read More ] SC chides government over Bhopal’s toxic wasteThe Supreme Court Monday chided the central government for not doing anything for disposing toxic waste for 28 years since the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya said that there was total “apathy” in dealing with the situation “because the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy [ Read More ] Supreme court permits access to Kalighat temple’s sanctum sanctorumThe Supreme Court Monday permitted devotees to access the sanctum sanctorum of Kolkata’s Kalighat temple to pay obeisance to the deity. An Supreme court bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya cleared the decks for the entry of devotees into the sanctum sanctorum after it stayed the April 20 order of the Calcutta High [ Read More ] Haryana judges told to move high court over promotionThe Supreme Court has asked officers of the Haryana Judicial Service to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court to challenge their promotion criteria framed by the high court. As the apex court bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Wednesday asked the judicial officers to move the state high court, senior counsel [ Read More ] 2G trial judge can’t hear cheating case: Telecom firmA telecom company’s counsel told the Supreme Court Wednesday that the special Delhi court conducting the trial of 2G cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act could not take up the cases against Essar Teleholdings Ltd. and Loop Telecom Ltd, who have been booked for cheating. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and [ Read More ] Supreme Court seeks time frame for deciding mercy pleasThe Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to set a time frame for deciding death row convicts’ mercy petitions pending before it. “You give us the time frame for deciding the mercy petitions which are pending before you,” the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya told the government adding [ Read More ] |
