Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

The Supreme Court today (May 27) issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation on behalf of those who suffer from epilepsy and lack access to adequate healthcare and insurance coverage. The notice has been issued to the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDA), which, through the Master Circular dated July 22, 2020, permanently excludes Epilepsy from being covered by health insurance.

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

The Supreme Court on May 23 ordered a fresh issuance of the process for the initiation of recognition of the Kakiho Village by the Nagaland State Government. In this case, the Court set aside the Gauhati High Court's order which had directed the State Government to recognise Kakiho Village within 3 months on the ground that the requirements laid down in the two official memoranda of the State Government were not fulfilled.

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a writ petition for the implementation of the child victim compensation scheme for victims of crime, including victims of sexual abuse, addressing their distinct psychological, emotional, educational and financial needs under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). The notice has been issued to the Union, the Ministry of Law and Justice and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on the liquidation proceedings for the Bhushan Steel and Power Ltd (BPSL) before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), after hearing a petition filed by JSW Steel, whose resolution plan for BPSL was rejected by the Supreme Court on May 2. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Sharma passed the order considering the fact that JSW's limitation period for filing a review against the Supreme Court's judgment is not yet over.

2 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

The Supreme Court today (May 23) quashed the two first information reports registered against Vinod Bihari Lal, the Vice-Chancellor of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS), Prayagraj, under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. It stated that the said FIRs were nothing but an abuse of the process of law.