COVID19: Court Work In Manipur HC & All Subordinate Courts Suspended Till April 14; Limitation & Interim Orders Extended [Read Notification]

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent national lockdown, the High Court of Manipur has suspended all court work, both in the High Court as well as the courts subordinate to it, with effect from April 1, 2020 till April 14, 2020. The high court has clarified that limitation will not run during such period and all interim orders that are expiring during such period shall...

COVID19: Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi Donates ₹1 Crore to PM CARES Fund

To support the ongoing relief measures taken by the Central and State Governments for the welfare of the citizens affected by the national lockdown, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi has decided to contribute ₹1 crore to the PM CARES Fund.As providing relief measures when the business and production activities are at halt can be a strain on the state's finances, the legal fraternity has...

COVID19: Delhi HC Judges Decide To Donate ₹10,000 Each To PM CARES Fund

The Judges of the Delhi High Court have voluntarily decided to contribute ₹10,000 each to the Prime Minister Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund. The said fund is constituted by the Central Government to tackle the emergency and distress caused by the outbreak of COVID19 pandemic, and to provide relief to those who are adversely affected....

National Lockdown: Madhya Pradesh HC Defers Judicial Transfers Notified On March 19 & 20 [Read Order]

Keeping in view the imposition of a national lockdown, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has deferred all orders relating to inter-district transfer of judicial officers in the state. The court has directed that the Judicial transfers notified by it on March 19 and 20 will be kept in abeyance and thus, judicial officers under transfer will not move until further orders. Vide an order...

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...