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The Reserve Bank of India vide an advisory dated 27.03.2020 permitted all lending institutions to allow a 3-month moratorium on the outstanding payment of term loan instalments as on 01.03.2020. Availing the benefits of this RBI advisory, Anant Raj...
In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has suspended certain rules that were made under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. The suspension was on account of the...
A division bench of J. Ashok Bhushan and J. Ravindra S Bhat has passed an important order in the PIL filed by Shashank Deo Sudhi. Filed on 31.03.2020, the PIL challenged the advisory issued by the Indian Council of...
An intervention application was filed by Centre for Law and Policy Research on behalf of Ondede and Centre for Study of Social Exclusions and Centre for the study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy, NLSUI before the Karnataka HC....
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) has done away with the earlier notification in the view of countrywide lockdown. The revised date for LSAT-India is June 07, 2020. The registration date has also been extended till May 22, giving...
Dr Sneh Jain & Dr Hans Jain moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the government to formulate one national-level plan for COVID-19. A division bench of J. Ashok Bhushan and J. Ravindra Bhat listed the...
INTERPOL has issued guidelines to help enhance the safety and effectiveness of law enforcement agencies in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing the importance of law enforcement agencies in the battle against COVID-19, the guidelines highlight the emerging crimes in the...
A PIL filed seeking immediate payment of wages to migrant workers amid COVID-19 lockdown. Filed by Harsh Mander and Anjali Bhardwaj, the PIL was heard today by the SC. A bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay...
The Supreme Court heard a petition today i.e. 07.04.2020 on issues concerning the food supply of zoological parks during the nationwide lockdown. Animal Rights Activist Sangeeta Dogra had filed the petition before the Supreme Court of India. She claimed...
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in Karnataka HC praying for the opening of wine shops in Karnataka for a few hours daily during the lockdown. The PIL has been filed by Late G.B. Kulkarni Memorial Legal Trust...
Given the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 lockdown; a group of lawyers of the Madras High Court appealed to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu seeking financial assistance. Albeit many Senior Advocates and Judges have made donations, the group...
The Kerala High Court allowed a writ petition against the denial of vehicle pass to the petitioner for buying food for his cats. Avoiding a CATastrophe. The petitioner appeared before the HC through video conferencing. He said that as...
In the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Karnataka against the order of the Kerala High Court; the Supreme Court had directed the Union Health Secretary to have a meeting with the chief secretaries of both the...
Union Government approved an ordinance slashing the salaries, pension, and allowances of MPs (Members of Parliament). The slashing will be by 30% for one year. The salary and allowances of MPs come under The Salary, Allowances & Pension of...
A Supreme Court bench of CJI SA Bobde, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L. Nageswara Rao heard a suo moto case. On guidelines for the functioning of courts via video-conferencing during the nationwide lockdown. The bench directed that National...
To mitigate the consequences of the nationwide lockdown, the High Court of Allahabad issued certain directions on 26.03.2020. Given the previous directions issued on 26.03.2020, the High Court of Allahabad, in a suo moto case, issued more directions in...
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the United Nurses Association has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court. They address the imminent and extreme risks posed to the health and safety of healthcare workers across India. Referring to the World...
The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Deepak Gupta took suo-moto cognisance in the matter of children in juvenile care homes. To protect the children from amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Apex Court has...
Shaleen Kabra, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Government of J&K issued an order dated 03.04.2020 stating that the internet speed restrictions as imposed earlier shall continue till April 15. The move comes with a view to maintain public order...
The Ministry of External Affairs has set up a 24x7 helpline for the Indians stranded abroad in the COVID-19 outbreak. The MEA informed the Delhi High Court about the helpline; in a plea seeking evacuation of an Indian student...
Justice D Y Chandrachud, Chairperson of Supreme Court E-committee, conducted a meeting yesterday by video-conferencing with committees of High Courts. So to ensure urgent matters are heard quickly and parties are not required to come to court during the...
Centre assured Supreme Court of publicizing helpline numbers for implementation of its earlier notification. The notification also mentioned controlling of prices of hand sanitizers and masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Justice For Rights Foundation, an NGO, filed a...
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court by Shashank Deo Sudhi highlighting the urgency to level up the testing facilities in light of the COVID-19 Outbreak. This is essential due to "escalating mortality" and "morbidity rate" across the...
Six people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat were sent for observation in Ghaziabad after they showed symptoms of COVID-19. This step was taken as the Tablighi Jamaat is a mass religious gathering at Nizamuddin in Delhi attended by people...
The state of Karnataka filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court of India against an order passed by the High Court of Kerala. The challenged order was passed on the road blockade imposed by Karnataka between Kasargod...
The Ministry of External Affairs issued an awaited notification on 2nd April 2020, allowing the transit of foreign nationals stranded in India in the lockdown. The Ministry of External Affairs shall determine and allow the transit on a case-to-case...
Social activist Harsh Mander and Anjali Bharadwaj filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court of India seeking relief for migrant workers in the nationwide lockdown.ย
In an additional affidavit filed by Harsh Mander, he claims that despite orders passed...
After the renouncement of Article 370 in August 2019, Justice Rajnesh Oswal becomes the first-ever judge of the common High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Government of India cleared the appointment of Justice Rajnesh Oswal as a...
The nationwide lockdown was announced by the union government on 24.03.2020. The Supreme Court of India also issued guidelines to adhere to in the lockdown. However, cases of overcrowding have been consistently increasing. In terms of the rise in...
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking restoration of 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir in light of the COVID-19 threat looming over the country. The Union Territories currently avails 2G mobile internet...