On August 7, the health ministry made changes in the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019. Now drugs approved in the US, the UK, Japan, Australia, Canada and European Union can be used in India without local clinical trials. This would make drugs manufactured outside India more accessible and affordable in the local market….
By Sujit Bhar In the wee hours of August 9, a lady PG trainee doctor at the 138-year-old RG Medical College of Kolkata watched Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra’s silver winning performance at the Paris Olympic Games with her colleagues and went to sleep, presumably at the seminar room of the hospital. She was on…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was deeply concerned about the absence of conditions of safety for doctors and medical professionals across the country. The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said that it has initiated the suo motu case over the rape and…
By Kenneth Tiven Federal Court Judge Amit Mehta’s 268-page decision states: “After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence, the court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.” This ruling is but a step in a multi-year process—US et al vs…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing the petition of a Railway employee said that whatever orders are passed by the Tribunal/ Court are based on the entitlement of the parties in accordance with law and there is nothing to be thankful about the same. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to ongoing illegal mining of stones in Saranda Forest in Jharkhand. The Petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 31.05.2024. As per the article, illegal mining of stones is occurring in the Saranda forest, specifically in the…
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to a pujari (temple priest) who committed unnatural sex with a 12-year-old orphan near a temple. A Single Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Jamna Giri. The prosecution, as unfolded from the First Information Report, is…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the stone quarries troubling the Ri Bhoi village. The Petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 05.07.2024. As per the article, Nongthymmai-Garo village in the Umling subdivision of Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya, is severely affected by…
The Karnataka High Court has stayed till August 29, the proceedings against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his involvement in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allocation scam. A special court was scheduled to hear the case this week against the Chief Minister. The single-judge Bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that since the…
The first-ever international journal on military law – Forces Law Review – has an Indian connection, as three Indian lawyers and a former High Court judge form part of FLR’s editorial team. The first-of-its-kind journal was recently launched as a joint initiative of the National Institute of Military Justice (NIMJ) in Washington DC, USA, and…