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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Let Centre HC for ‘manslaughter’ Why not buy 100% vaccines if distribute vaccines, says charge on officials not you get discount, SC asks Centre Odisha CM acting on vaccine issue Bench questions Union govt.’s logic that it is getting the sop due to bulk orders Satyasundar Barik SC verdict today on Shiv Sahay Singh ‘Untapped potential has to be utilised’ BHUBANESWAR/ KOLKATA Vinod Dua’s petition Krishnadas Rajagopal fering from financial dis­ NEW DELHI NEW DELHI tress,” the court held. Odisha Chief Minister Na­ Soibam Rocky Singh to cut this short”. The Supreme Court is The Supreme Court has It said the Centre, with a veen Patnaik has called for New Delhi Additional Solicitor Gen­ scheduled to pronounce its questioned the Centre’s log­ ₹35,000 crore budget to buy a consensus among all the Government officials who eral Balbir Singh informed judgment on Thursday on a petition filed by senior ic that manufacturers are vaccines, has money to States on a universal vacci­ are sitting over the “un­ the court that the Indian go­ journalist and Padma Shri selling it COVID­19 vaccines spare unlike the States which nation programme for tapped potential” of India to vernment has decided to awardee Vinod Dua to quash for a hefty discount because have suddenly been bur­ COVID­19. manufacture COVID­19 vac­ procure Sputnik V vaccine a sedition case registered it places bulk orders. The dened with the task to cough In a letter to all Chief Mi­ cine should be charged with from Dr. Reddy’s alone. He against him in Himachal court then asked the govern­ up funds for vaccines . “The nisters, and personal calls “manslaughter”, the Delhi said Panacea has to go Pradesh for his YouTube ment why it cannot buy Union Budget for 2021­2022 to a few, he expressed High Court warned on Wed­ through ethnicity and effica­ telecast on the north­east 100% of the vaccines at a dis­ earmarked ₹35,000 crore grave concern at the pre­ nesday. cy tests for any adverse ef­ Delhi riots last year. count instead of leaving the [Central Drugs Laboratory] reason for it receiving vac­ for procuring vaccines. In vailing COVID­19 situation “There is a lot of scope fect on the population. CITY Ī PAGE 2 States to fend for them­ doses,” a Bench, led by Jus­ cines at a much lower rate the light of the Liberalised and suggested that the and infrastructure for manu­ Reacting to this, the court DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD selves. tice D.Y. Chandrachud, noted from manufacturers, it is im­ Vaccination Policy, the Cen­ Centre procure the vac­ facture of vaccine in India . remarked, “Then the bridge “The Central government in a 32­page order. portant for us to examine tral government is directed cines and distribute them. And this matter, you (Centre) trials should have been con­ justifying its lower prices on The Centre can buy vac­ the rationality of the existing to clarify how these funds West Bengal Chief Minis­ must really consider. This ducted even with regard to account of its ability to place cines for ₹150, while the Liberalised Vaccination Poli­ have been spent so far and ter Mamata Banerjee, too, untapped potential has to be the imported vaccine. You large purchase orders for States have to shell out bet­ cy against Article 14 [right to why they cannot be utilised said on Wednesday, “The utilised. Your officers are not have done away with it for vaccines raises the issue as ween ₹300 and ₹600. equality] of the Constitution for vaccinating persons aged Centre must procure and realising this,” a Bench of the imported vaccine. Why to why this rationale is not “If the Central govern­ since it could place severe 18­44,” the court ordered. make vaccines available Justice Manmohan and Jus­ insist on it for the domestic being employed for acquir­ ment’s unique monopolistic burdens, particularly on free of cost to all the tice Najmi Waziri said. manufacturer but not for the ing 100% of the monthly CDL buyer position is the only States/Union Territories suf­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 States.” She said Mr. Pat­ The court’s observation manufacturer abroad?” naik called her on Tuesday came while hearing a plea of “And the rule itself em­ on the issue. “ I fully sup­ Delhi­based Panacea Biotec, powers you to actually waive port his views,” she said. which has sought the release this (tests), if you in your wis­ New IT rules don’t apply Mr. Patnaik’s letter said of an arbitral award passed dom like to waive it. In the Court in Dominica adjourns many States had floated in its favour and against the end they are identical pro­ global tenders for vaccine Centre, saying it needs funds ducts, one is imported and to us, Google tells HC procurement. “However, it at the earliest in the larger in­ another manufactured hearing in Mehul Choksi case is quite clear that the global terest of humanity as it has here,” the court said. Staff Reporter Court issued a slew of direc­ vaccine manufacturers are already manufactured trial “The problem is of fear NEW DELHI tions on a petition by a wo­ Kallol Bhattacherjee tortured in custody of al­ a female companion and looking forward to the Un­ batches of Sputnik V vaccine psychosis that some vigi­ Google told the Delhi High man who claimed her pho­ NEW DELHI leged kidnappers, who took that Dominica should hand ion government for clea­ in collaboration with Rus­ lance enquiry will take Court on Wednesday that tographs and images, Hearing began on Wednes­ him from his residence in him over to the Indian auth­ rances. They are unwilling sian Direct Investment Fund place, audit will take place . the new Information Tech­ though not in themselves day against fugitive busi­ nearby Antigua where he orities, who were expecting to get into supply contracts and wants to scale it up. Tell them (officers), this is nology Rules 2021, which obscene or offensive, were nessman and diamond trad­ had acquired citizenship. that country to carry out the with the State govern­ not the time to be wary of came into effect late last taken from her Facebook er Mehul Choksi at a court in The hearing will continue International Red Corner ments, while the domestic ‘Palpable disquiet’ these investigations and au­ month, did not apply to the and Instagram accounts Dominica, where he is facing on Thursday. The case had Notice against Mr. Choksi, manufacturers are having The court said the Centre dit reports. This is leading to U.S.­based tech giant as it without her consent, and charges of entering the is­ taken a turn against Mr. accused of defrauding the supply constraints and are must expedite the process of deaths today... Actually was a “search engine” and uploaded on a pornograph­ land territory illegally. Choksi after Antigua and Punjab National Bank and not able to commit re­ clearing samples of Panacea some people need to be not a “social media interme­ ic website with derogatory Opposing the public pro­ Barbuda Prime Minister Gas­ the State Bank of India of quired supplies.” Biotec, noting “there is such charged with manslaughter diary” like Facebook, Twit­ captions added to them. secutor in the court, Mr. ton Browne claimed that Mr. ₹13,500 crore. an element of palpable dis­ if they have been sitting over ter or Instagram. Choksi’s team said he was Choksi had left his residence CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 quiet in the country. Every­ this untapped potential," the On April 20, the High CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 “traumatised” after being there out of his free will with CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 KERALA FOR FREE JABS Ī PAGE 5 body wants vaccine. We have court remarked. Palestine CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Tejpal case order seems a flays India’s Himalayan task abstention ‘manual’ for rape victims: HC Kallol Bhattacherjee NEW DELHI There is a case for considering leave for appeal, says judge India’s abstention from the latest resolution on the Pal­ Special correspondent her?” He also pointed out estinian issue suppresses MUMBAI portions on the behaviour of human rights of “all peo­ Hearing an appeal against the victim during and before ple”, Palestine’s Foreign Mi­ the lower court judgment the incident. nister Riad Malki has said. that acquitted journalist Ta­ The court quipped, “It is a In an unusually strong run Tejpal of rape and sexual kind of manual for rape vic­ letter sent to External Af­ assault charges, the High tims, on the behaviour of vic­ fairs Minister S. Jaishankar Court of Bombay at Goa ob­ tims. There is a case for con­ on May 30, Dr. Malki said served on Tuesday that “it sidering leave for appeal.” the resolution titled “Ensur­ seems like a manual for rape Tarun Tejpal Mr. Mehta said there were ing respect for international victims”. details of the victim’s sexual human rights law and hu­ A Single Bench of Justice intelligent, alert and physi­ history in the judgment, and manitarian law in Occupied S.C.