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Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated Against 4 Officers For Failing To Perform Duty Of Containing The Spread of COVID19
Ministry of Home Affairs has informed that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against the 4 officers of Delhi Government for not complying with the instructions issued by Chairperson, National Executive Committee, formed under Disaster Management Act 2005 regarding containment of spread of COVID-19. The action has been taken after the information of such dereliction of...
Shaheen Bagh Case : Delhi Court Grants Bail; Says Accused Must Not Post Any Opinion On CAA-NRC-NPR On Social Media [Read Order]
A Delhi Court on Sunday granted bail to three persons accused of disobeying directions of the State and Union Government regarding the lockdown imposed in view of the Coronavirus outbreak. The accused were alleged to have been present at the anti-CAA protest site at Shaheen Bagh, in violation of the curfew norms imposed in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. One among the 11...
[COVID-19] Jammu And Kashmir Issues Additional Guidelines For Digital Filing Of Urgent Cases [Read Circular]
Additional directions have been issued by the Chief Justice Gita Mittal of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu with regard to the digital filing of petitions during the lockdown period. In reference to the fresh filing of a main case in Digital form:1. The complete petition in a scanned PDF format filed through the advocate/person has to be sent from the email address of the...
[COVID-19] Delhi District And Sessions Judge (HQ) Issues Advisory For Hearing Urgent Matters Through Video Conferencing [Read Advisory]
The district judge of Tis Hazari Court, who is the administrative head of all trial courts in Delhi, on Sunday issued an advisory protocol to minimize the scope of physical interaction between judicial officers on duty and other stakeholders in view of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, requesting advocates and litigants to address arguments through video conference.District and...
Plea In Karnataka HC For Free Testing Of COVID-19 Suspects; Free Ration/ Shelter For Poor [Read Petition]
A plea has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, seeking free tests facility for all COVID-19 suspected patients, either in private or public Labs and availability of proper equipments and infrastructure for the frontline health workers, in addition to arrangement of basic amenities such as food and shelter for poor and marginalized section of the society. The PIL has been filed by...
IBBI Exempts Lockdown Period From Time Line Of Activity In Relation To CIRP [Read Notification]
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India on Sunday issued a regulation stating that the period of lockdown imposed by the Central Government shall not be counted for the purposes of the time-line for any activity that could not be completed due to such lockdown, in relation to a corporate insolvency resolution process.On Sunday, the IBBI issued the...
Ensure Welfare Of Migrant Workers At Their Place Of Work; Stop People Movement : Centre's Directives To States
Taking note of the movement of migrant workers in parts of the country following the national lockdown imposed to spread COVID-19 transmission, the Central Government has issued directions to the State Government to ensure that there is no movement of people across cities or on highways.Directions were issued that district and state borders should be effectively sealed. Only movement of...
COVID-19 : Centre Notifies EPF Scheme Amendment Permitting Non-Refundable Advance To Members [Read Notification]
The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified an amendment to the EPF Scheme 1952 to allow withdrawal of non-refundable advance by EPF members/subscribers in the wake of COVID -19 pandemic in the country. The notification permits withdrawal of up to the amount of basic wages and dearness allowance for three months or upto 75% of the amount standing to member's credit in the...
COVID-19: Bombay Bar Association Contributes 10 Lakh To The PM's Relief Fund
The Bombay Bar Association on Sunday took out a notice stating that the Association Trust is contributing Rs.10 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for combating the pandemic of Corona Virus.Notice authored by BBA Secretary and Senior Advocate Dr.Birendra Saraf, states-"Like the entire world, India is facing one of its worst crises as it fights the pandemic of Covid-19. As you are...
Covid-19: Extraordinary Situation Requires Extraordinary Measures; Bombay HC Asks State & Union To Grant Approval To Private Labs For Testing [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court's bench at Nagpur has passed several directions to both the State government and the Union of India in order to stop the spread of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus in the State of Maharashtra.While hearing a writ petition filed by CH Sharma and others tagged along with public interest litigation filed by Subhash Jainarayan Zanwar, the division bench of Justice SB...
Plea In Jharkhand HC Challenging Termination Of Services Of Jail Employees [Read Petition]
An urgent writ petition has been filed before the Jharkhand High Court against the Lohardaga Jail Authority on the allegation of violating the Labour Ministry Guidelines on employment/ termination of casual/ contractual workers during subsistence of COVID-19 pandemic. The case of the Petitioner, Chandramouli Kumar Jha, working as a Video Conferencing Operator at Lohardaga Jail since...