Top Law News Oppose principle of ‘mercy death’, government to SC February 13, 2014 / February 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was opposed to pleas for “mercy death” as this was contrary to law and morality and no judicial pronouncement could be made in its favour. Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra told a bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh Oppose principle of 'mercy death'
Top Law News Centre may seek review of SC verdict on mercy petition January 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it was considering to seek a review of the court’s verdict holding that inordinate delay in deciding mercy petitions by the president and insanity were the grounds for courts to commute death sentences to life imprisonment. This was stated to the bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra Centre may seek review of SC verdict on mercy petition Chief Justice P Sathasivam counsel Ram Jethmalani Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Shiva Kirti Singh news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Decision on new drug pricing policy by mid-November October 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would decide on the new National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy by mid-November and the same would be notified in the week thereafter. The court said it should not trigger any hike in the price of drugs in the market. Appearing for the central government, Additional Solicitor […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra Decision on new drug pricing policy Decision on new drug pricing policy by mid-November drug price control order drug prices should not affect normal government decision in response to persistent queries hike in drug prices on account of increase in cost of inputs hike in the price of drugs in the market Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya National List of Essential Medicines National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy protect the interest of the common man
Top Law News Medicines should be within reach of common man: SC October 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Protecting the interest of the common man, the Supreme Court Wednesday told the government not to disturb the existing retail price mechanism of drugs under the price control order while finalising the list of essential medicines. The judges observed that the prices of the drugs were so high that it left the patient with the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddhartha Luthra All India Drug Action Network buy medicines by selling one's land or ornaments central government to take appropriate decision distributing generic medicine free of cost existing retail price mechanism of drugs finalising the list of essential medicines Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Medicines should be within reach of common man: SC National List of Essential Medicines network of not-for-profit civil society organisations NLEM Protecting the interest of the common man
