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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Health
- Indian Express
Centre to soon notify minimum clinical standards for handling, transporting diagnostic samples, Delhi HC told
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) last week informed the Delhi High Court that it is in the process of notifying the minimum clinical standards for handling and transporting diagnostic samples, with the policy currently undergoing legal vetting by the legislative department of the Ministry of Law and Justice. The submission came before Justice Anish Dayal in a contempt petition by pathologist, Dr Rohit Jain, where he had highlighted the MoHFW's 'wilful disobedience' in complying with a January 2023 order by the Delhi High Court where it had directed the authorities to decide his application seeking notifying minimum standards when it comes to sample collection, transport, and sample collection centres. Dr Jain, represented by advocate Mrinmoi Chatterjee, had stated that 'no reasoned order or decision to implement minimum standards' regarding the same has been taken till May 2024. The MOHFW told the court on July 18 that currently the guidelines of ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) are in place, which include norms for collection, packaging and transport of specimens for testing for high-risk viral pathogens, as well as guidelines for collection, packaging and transport for COVID-19 samples. In an affidavit filed on July 17 by MoHFW through its deputy secretary Rajesh Verma, the court was told that it had formed four sub-committees comprising specialists from pathology, biochemistry, haematology, and microbiology to formulate the minimum standards for sample collection and sample transport policy. According to MOHFW, the subject experts held 'detailed internal deliberations for formulating minimum standards for sample collection and sample transport policy,' following which the draft minimum standards were technically finalised and were also technically approved by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS). 'The minimum standards for sample collection centres, as approved by the NCCE [National Council for Clinical Establishments], are in the advanced stages of being notified in the Gazette of India. The draft minimum standards for sample collection centres are currently under legal vetting by the legislative department of the Ministry of Law and Justice,' MOHFW submitted. Taking the ministry's submission on record, the court instructed that the standards be notified expeditiously, with a direction that the process 'may be accomplished within the next three months.' In 2021, Dr Jain had sought the Delhi High Court's directions to notify minimum standards regarding sample collection and transport, and sample collection centres, for all clinical establishments, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Provide more funds for anti-ragging drives: HC
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday expressed concern over underfunding of the anti-ragging campaigns in higher education institutions. "The concern of this court is to make the mechanism effective and fruitful," a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyay and Justice Anish Dayal told the counsels for the University Grants Commission (UGC) and central govt. The court was unhappy to note that a meagre amount of Rs 44 lakh was spent on anti-ragging initiatives while several lakhs of students enrol in higher education. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi When the counsel for UGC said they were taking steps, the court shot back. "Except for rhetoric, you have utterly failed. Despite the Supreme Court taking note of the menace, you have not done anything," it asserted. The high court said that the Centre must put in more funds for anti-ragging projects and added that it would take a call if a suo motu petition was to be registered in the matter. During the brief hearing, UGC also informed the court that it issued a fresh advisory to higher education institutions to check ragging. "In several cases, seniors form informal WhatsApp groups, contact juniors, and subject them to mental harassment. This too amounts to ragging and will invite disciplinary measures," UGC said in its latest directive. The high court was dealing with a petition filed by Aman Satya Kachroo Trust, an organisation that alleged UGC violated tender norms and discontinued several core components of the mechanism originally mandated by Supreme Court. The trust, started by the father of Aman, who lost his life to brutal ragging by his seniors in a medical college in 2009, argues that UGC awarded the contract for operating the anti-ragging mechanism to an "unqualified" consortium, in violation of mandatory eligibility norms and based on manipulated submissions. Earlier this week, the court had stressed on the need for a "more robust" anti-ragging mechanism for colleges and universities, stating that University Grants Commission must be "on top of the issue". It underlined the need to make institutes of higher education safer for students.
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Business Standard
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Delhi HC stays 'Udaipur Files' release, asks petitioners to approach Centre
The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed the release of "Udaipur Files" movie, scheduled to hit the screens on July 11, till the Centre decides the pleas seeking its permanent ban for its potential to "promote disharmony" in society. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal directed the petitioners to approach the Centre within two days with their grievance. The bench said the petitioners hadn't taken the recourse to approach the central government. "We provide that till the application for interim relief, if made by petitioner along with revision petition, is decided by government, release of the film shall remain stayed," the bench held. During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal urged the judges to watch the film based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case, terming it "vicious" and "cinematic vandalism". The petitions, including one filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president and principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, have claimed that a trailer of the movie released on June 26 was replete with dialogues and instances that had led to communal disharmony in 2022, and carries every potential to again stoke the same communal sentiments. "Where is this country going? This is not right for the country. Please don't let this kind of malicious work go in public. This is certainly not art. It's cinematic vandalism. Saying in national interest, in the interest of the fraternity," Sibal said. He submitted the producer had a history of making hateful incitements. The bench observed the producer uploaded the trailer along with the portion that was ordered to be taken down. It also noted the submission of additional solicitor general Chetan Sharma, representing the film certification board, that necessary action warranted under law would be taken by the Central Board of Film Certification. The bench directed the petitioner to approach the government latest by Monday. "Once the petitioner approaches central government by filing revision petition, same shall be considered and decided by government within one week and of course after giving opportunity to the producer," the court said. During the hearing, the court also said that clearing film for release was experts' job, and "any judicial intervention should be very limited". The ASG, meanwhile, told the court that the film was a work of fiction based on certain real life incidents, "with limited artistic freedom". "It is a crime film which actually warns people that your harmony is being disturbed by someone in a foreign country. It is not community specific, it is crime specific. Whole theme is that these seeds of communal disharmony is engineered and propagated across the border by a concerted mechanism. Yesterday on the streets of Karachi, those very persons for whom Operation Sindoor was conducted, again got together under aegis of ISIS," the ASG said. On that the court asked, "What is to do with the film?" "The film cautions people here. It is a crime film, suggests that we all should live together. That's the theme. If someone has problem with that, I have nothing to say," the ASG said. The producer of the film added that "This is typical plot of India-Pakistan. Petitioner has taken dialogues out of context." The high court on July 9 directed the producers to arrange the screening of the movie for the petitioners. Udaipur-based tailor Kanhaiya Lal was murdered in June 2022 allegedly by Mohammad Riyaz and Mohammad Ghous. The assailants had later released a video claiming the murder was in reaction to the tailor allegedly sharing a social media post in support of former BJP leader Nupur Sharma after her controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed. The case was probed by the National Investigation Agency and the accused were booked under stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), besides provisions under the Indian Penal Code. The trial is pending before the special NIA court in Jaipur. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
India Gazette
10-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Delhi HC stays release of Udaipur Files movie
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the release of the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder', which was scheduled to hit theatres on July 11. The stay will remain in effect until the Central Government decides on the revision application filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind against the certification granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal passed the interim order while hearing two petitions, one by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and another by journalist Prashant Tandon, challenging the CBFC's decision to grant certification to the film. The petitioners argued that the film's release could disturb communal harmony and pose a serious threat to public order, given the sensitive nature of the subject. The Court observed that since the petitioners had been relegated to invoke the revisional remedy under the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the release of the film must remain stayed until a decision is made on their application for interim relief. 'We provide that till the grant of interim relief is decided, there shall be a stay on the release of the film,' the bench stated. The movie is based on the 2022 murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan, who was brutally killed in broad daylight by two men allegedly angered by a social media post in support of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The incident had triggered national outrage and raised serious concerns about radicalisation and communal violence. The petitioners contended that the film sensationalises the incident and may further inflame tensions. They also raised concerns over the timing of the release, just ahead of upcoming elections in several states. The Court, while not going into the merits of the film itself, held that the legal procedure for challenging CBFC certification must be followed and ensured that no irreparable damage occurs in the interim. (ANI)
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'Udaipur Files': Delhi HC stays release of film; urges petitioners seeking ban to approach Centre
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday stayed the release of the film Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder, originally set to hit cinemas on July 11, until the Central Government decides on a revision application filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind. The application challenges the CBFC's certification of the film, citing concerns that it may incite communal disharmony. A bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal stated that since the petitioner has been directed to pursue a revisional remedy, the film's release must be held until the interim relief plea is resolved. The film is based on the 2022 murder of Udaipur-based tailor Kanhaiya Lal, allegedly killed for supporting BJP leader Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks.
