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Ayush Ministry asks “Patanjali Ayurved” to stop advertising/publicizing claims about Ayurvedic medicines developed for treatment of COVID-19

Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of the news being recently flashed in the media about Ayurvedic medicines developed for treatment of

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Del HC | Country is going through abnormal times: Court says Air Force civilian cooks cannot seek enforcement of employment terms as in normal times

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., disposed of the petition wherein cooks working in Air

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Del HC | No investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital for now: Court grants interim stay on investigation into FIR filed by Delhi Govt [Read detailed report]

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., granted an ad-interim injunction and restrained police from making any investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital in

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| Cancellation of Board exams: CBSE to take final decision tomorrow; SC to hear the matter on Thursday

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has deferred the hearing in the plea seeking quashing

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COVID-19 | Muslims from India will not go to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj 2020

Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi informed that honouring the decision of the Saudi Arabia Government because of serious challenges of

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

[Midnight Hearing] Guj HC | Situation of Ahmedabad on account of COVID-19 cannot be compared with situation in Puri or in the State of Orissa (sic Odisha); No Rath Yatra at Ahmedabad

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Vikram Nath, CJ and J.B. Pardiwala, J., rejected all the civil applications in a midnight

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Bom HC | Centre and State to clarify stand on CISCE examinations; Courts asks to finalise grading plan to be adopted for evaluation

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., asked Centre and State to clarify stand on CISCE

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57 minor girls found COVID positive; 5 of them pregnant & one HIV + at a Shelter Home in Kanpur: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that fifty-seven minor girls have tested positive for the

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC modifies order; Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra to take place in a restricted manner

Supreme Court: Allowing Odisha Government to conduct Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra, the Court has said, “if it is possible to ensure that

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NHRC notice to IRDA and Finance Ministry over reported refusal or high premium for mediclaim policies for healthcare workers

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo moto cognizance of a media report stating that the healthcare workers, who are at

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

P&H HC | Raids to be conducted on chemist shops/manufacturing units to check exorbitant price of sanitisers and substandard quality of face masks

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amol Rattan, J., directed raids to be conducted at chemist shops and manufacturing units to collect samples of hand

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Cruelty | NHRC notice to U.P. Government over reported dumping of a body in a garbage bin

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the body of a man, who died near

COVID 19 Legislation Updates Notifications

MCA issues clarification with regard to creation of deposit repayment reserve and to invest deposit amount of debentures

Clarification with regard to creation of deposit repayment reserve of 20% under Section 73 (2) (C) of the Companies Act, 2013 and

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Utt HC | “All we ask is a report”: Court asks Govt. to bring on record information regarding testing facilities and quarantine centres for COVID infected patients

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ravindra Maithani, JJ., directed the State Government to file a report regarding COVID-19

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Bom | “Nothing prevents financially distressed parents to approach Govt. seeking reduction in schools fees”: PIL seeking fee reduction dismissed

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J., dismissed a PIL filed seeking direction to schools not

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Bom HC | Plea filed to allow COVID-19 testing without production of medical practitioner’s prescription; Court says “rational use of testing kits warranted”

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J. addressed a matter wherein non-production of prescription for COVID-19

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COVID-19 | LG of Delhi directs 5 days institutional quarantine of each case under home quarantine mandatory; No telephonic contact with home quarantine individuals

Whereas, the COVID-19 situation in Delhi is reviewed regularly in the Ministry of Home and Affairs and it was observed that ‘Home

COVID 19 Op Eds OP. ED.

Interplay of COVID -19 and Landlord – Tenant Dispute – An Unending Saga

by Ananth Kini*

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC’s March 23 order on extension of limitation not applicable to the period of filing charge sheet under Section 167(2) CrPC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has held that it’s order dated 23.03.2020, wherein

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| Prescribe uniform reasonable rates for treatment; Install CCTV cameras in Hospitals: SC issues elaborate directions

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has issued detailed directions in the matter relating