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SC dismisses petition against PM CARES Fund, calls it 'misconceived'

The Supreme Court also directed that Indians stranded in other parts of the world should "stay where they are" as currently it is not possible to fly them back home

Only Ayushman Yojana beneficiaries can be tested for free in pvt labs: SC

The top court said it never intended to make testing free for those who can afford to pay.

Plea to nationalise healthcare sector during coronavirus 'misconceived': SC

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat, which heard the matter through video-conference, said such a direction cannot be passed by the court

SC upholds Guv's decision asking Kamal Nath govt to hold floor test

Following the apex court order, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath had resigned on March 20, after 15 months of taking over as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Plea in SC challenging RBI circular on 3-month moratorium on loan repayment

It had said that repayment schedule for such loans as also the residual tenor would be shifted across the board by three months after the moratorium period

Doctor seeks change in SC order on free Covid-19 test in private, govt labs

The senior surgeon has also sought a direction to the authorities to "forthwith set up testing labs in all municipalities and panchayat areas"

Private labs to ask SC for relief on directive to offer free Covid tests

Thyrocare, Paras Healthcare, and Neuberg say if free tests are to be provided, help is needed from different agencies

SC's free virus testing order to hinder fight, say business, health experts

The concern is that private medical firms, like many businesses in India are struggling financially, and could go under if they tested for free without financial assistance

Plea in SC to nationalise health care facilities till Covid-19 is contained

The petition, filed by Delhi-based lawyer Amit Dwivedi claims that India does not have sufficient public healthcare infrastructure to combat the pandemic

Stop private labs from charging coronavirus testing fee, SC tells govt

Government officials could not be reached for a comment

Indian courts: Now available online

In a landmark order on Monday, the Supreme Court acknowledged that courts will adopt technology for court hearings even as they move back to regular functioning

SC asks govt approved, pvt labs to conduct Covid-19 tests for free

The top court issued orders on a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre and authorities to provide free of cost testing facility for Covid-19 to all citizens in the country

SC asks govt to prevent pvt labs from charging high fee for Covid-19 tests

The Supreme Court also suggested that the government should reimburse the fees charged by labs

Covid-19: 'Not an expert body' on lodging, feeding migrant workers, says SC

The Supreme Court bench said it cannot take a "better policy decision" at this stage and moreover, it also does not want to interfere with the policy decisions for next ten-fifteen days

Allowing instalment as eco policy not justiceable

The Supreme Court has unequivocally laid down that in a matter of economic policy, the court shall not intervene unless the policy is itself violative of the fundamental rights

Even in the times of Covid-19, the SC order must not normalise an exception

History is replete with examples of states reserving wide powers to themselves during an emergency - only to not give up the powers even when the crisis receded

SC to hear PIL seeking declaration of financial emergency after 2 weeks

The plea filed by Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) came up for hearing before a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Abdul Nazeer

Best of BS Opinion: The Covid-19 battle, economic dislocation, and more

Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day talk about various economic aspects of the pandemic

Media must not publish about Covid-19 without affirming facts: Govt to SC

Dealing with the issue to prevent migration of workers, the Centre said that it has issued directions under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and a 24X7 control room has been setup

Steps taken to contain coronavirus, but fake news causing panic: Govt to SC

In its status report, the government has apprised the apex court about the sequence of steps taken by it after China announced on January 7 about coronavirus.