The Kerala Police Officers’ Association has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court’s guidelines that restrict arrests inside court premises, arguing that such directions amount to judicial legislation and create practical difficulties for effective law enforcement in practice.
The Supreme Court has transferred CPI(M)’s challenge to the Madras High Court order directing removal of permanent political flagpoles from public spaces in Tamil Nadu to Justice Vikram Nath’s bench. The party argued the order violates its fundamental rights and amounts to “impermissible judicial legislation.”
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL petition asking for doctors to provide written information on medication side effects, stating that the duty to inform patients lies with drug manufacturers and pharmacists. The court rejected the argument that doctors should also provide this information, deeming the PIL unnecessary. The petitioner’s claim was not seen as disputing the adequacy of the existing framework.
