While quoting his landmark judgment in the Navtej Singh Johar case where he held that IPC Section 377 was an “anachronistic colonial law” that violated the fundamental rights to equality, freedom of expression, life and privacy, the CJI said he had provided his opinion with the line that the lethargy of law was manifest again despite the constitutionally guaranteed right to equality and non-discrimination.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala asked AIIMS to submit their report after the medical examination of an unmarried 20-year-old B.Tech student to the court. It also asked the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to assist the court in the case.
A minor son’s wish to donate his liver to save the life of his critically ill father remained a wish despite the urgency shown by the Supreme Court, to deal with the legal yet emotional issue as the patient passed away within 24 hours of the hearing.
Highlighting the "growing and unchecked" corporatisation of the country's healthcare system, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Tuesday said the profit-driven approach of hospitals denies the poor access to healthcare.
CJI N V Ramana, a diabetic for 30 years, said governments should provide “support and subsidy for diabetic care” as the cost of getting treated for this life-long disease is beyond the reach of common patients.
Hailing the role of medical practitioners particularly when the world is facing the Covid pandemic, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said that doctors are living gods and goddesses. “No other professional is capable of rendering the services as valuable as those offered by doctors,” Justice Ramana.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of complaints of insurance companies not reimbursing the full cost of Covid-19 treatment and told the Union government to look into the problem faced by citizens during the pandemic.
The first to be struck down by H1N1 was a judge who is part of the nine-judge bench which on February 10 heard arguments for just two hours. The judge’s illness has derailed the hearing since then. He has almost recovered, brightening the chances of early resumption of hearing. After him, the flu spread quickly, catching four others.
"As the CJI, I was thinking if we all were to remain happy there will be less disputes.People are so unhappy that there are a huge number of litigations pending which go on for years leaving people further unhappy.
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