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3 Sept 2013 5:29 AM IST
Apex Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea to ban pentavalent vaccine
On the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of a senior doctor – Yogesh Jain – the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government. The doctor has sought the direction of the court to ban use of pentavalent vaccine, used to prevent diseases like Hepatitis – B and diptheria in children. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam asked the government to file its response within four weeks. Jain has alleged that the vaccine has serious side-effects on children causing death of 21 minors so far in the country. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the petitioner, pleaded that the use of vaccine should be stopped in the country as it has already been banned in various countries including the US, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and others.
SC stops monitoring probe against Kripashankar Singh, family
The Supreme Court on Monday stopped monitoring the investigation by it against former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets. The court left it to the trial court to consider supplying final report to activists on whose PIL the probe was ordered. A bench comprising of Justice H L Dattu and Justice M Y Eqbal, disposing of the petition filed by Singh and his family members, asked the apex court registry to transmit all the reports filed before it in a sealed cover from time to time to the Maharashtra Government’s counsel Shekhar Naphade for taking further action.
2G case: joint trial pleas dismissed
Special CBI court trying the 2G case dismissed the petition of Essar Teleholdings Ltd (ETHL) seeking a joint trial. The court also dismissed the petition of Rajiv Agarwal, a private firm director facing trial with former Telecom Minister A Raja and others, who had also sought a joint trial. The court said that the alleged purposes of conspiracy were different and holding such trial may lead to miscarriage of justice. It said that said the period of alleged conspiracy in the main case, involving A Raja and others, was between 2007-2011 while in case involving ETHL and promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom, it was between 2007-2008 and the facts and allegations were not common.
On the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of a senior doctor – Yogesh Jain – the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government. The doctor has sought the direction of the court to ban use of pentavalent vaccine, used to prevent diseases like Hepatitis – B and diptheria in children. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam asked the government to file its response within four weeks. Jain has alleged that the vaccine has serious side-effects on children causing death of 21 minors so far in the country. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the petitioner, pleaded that the use of vaccine should be stopped in the country as it has already been banned in various countries including the US, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and others.
SC stops monitoring probe against Kripashankar Singh, family
The Supreme Court on Monday stopped monitoring the investigation by it against former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh and his family members for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets. The court left it to the trial court to consider supplying final report to activists on whose PIL the probe was ordered. A bench comprising of Justice H L Dattu and Justice M Y Eqbal, disposing of the petition filed by Singh and his family members, asked the apex court registry to transmit all the reports filed before it in a sealed cover from time to time to the Maharashtra Government’s counsel Shekhar Naphade for taking further action.
2G case: joint trial pleas dismissed
Special CBI court trying the 2G case dismissed the petition of Essar Teleholdings Ltd (ETHL) seeking a joint trial. The court also dismissed the petition of Rajiv Agarwal, a private firm director facing trial with former Telecom Minister A Raja and others, who had also sought a joint trial. The court said that the alleged purposes of conspiracy were different and holding such trial may lead to miscarriage of justice. It said that said the period of alleged conspiracy in the main case, involving A Raja and others, was between 2007-2011 while in case involving ETHL and promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom, it was between 2007-2008 and the facts and allegations were not common.
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