SC seeks dedicated funding framework for costly treatment of SMA patients
New Delhi, Oct. 8: The Supreme Court on Thursday called for a permanent financial support mechanism for patients suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder, observing that access to prohibitively expensive treatment should not be left to occasional charity or ad hoc government assistance. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice […]
SC quashes abetment case, says breakup or refusal to marry alone insufficient for prosecution
New Delhi, Oct. 8: The Supreme Court has held that the breakdown of a relationship or refusal to marry, by itself, cannot justify prosecution for abetment of suicide merely because the other partner subsequently dies by suicide. A bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran made the observation while quashing criminal proceedings […]
“Don’t use a hammer to kill a fly”: SC cautions against excessive curbs, rules out blanket Metro shutdown
New Delhi, Oct. 9: Cautioning authorities against excessive security restrictions ahead of the October 10 protests in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday said “don’t use hammer to kill a fly” and ruled out a complete shutdown of Delhi Metro services at 57 metro station, asking the Centre instead to adopt proportionate regulatory […]
Of ‘Valandas’, past and present
Advocates of India-United States relations will silently wince. But they will agree that the latest US move to suspend tech firms from a key programme that lets them sponsor skilled foreign workers for permanent residency is primarily aimed at India and Indians. Indian nationals account for about 70% to 75% of all approved H-1B visas, […]
