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Pak SC | Federal Government of Pakistan must create a national level legislation to combat Covid-19 pandemic

Supreme Court of Pakistan- Taking suo motu notice of the measures taken by the Federal Government and Provincial Governments to tackle the

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Lt. Governor of Delhi: All major Hospitals/Clinics/Nursing Homes of Delhi to display availability of COVID and Non-COVID beds on LED boards alongwith charges for rooms/beds

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal Ordered the following: In order to increase transparency and to facilitate public, all major Hospitals/Clinics/Nursing Homes

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All HC | Operation of interim orders passed by Allahabad HC & Courts Subordinate to it extended till 29th June, 2020

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Ramesh Sinha, J., while observing that, though the process of “Unlock” had

COVID 19 Legislation Updates Notifications

GNCTD scraps — Special Corona Fee: 70% of the maximum retail price on all categories of liquor sold through retail licensees for consumption “off” premises

No. F. 3(2)/Fin.(Rev-I)/2020-21/DS-VI/177.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 81 of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 (Delhi

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Del HC | GNCTD and Centre to ensure real time updation of hospitals’ data, without too much a time lag

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., directed GNCTD and Centre that, the mobile application developed

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BCI | All students’ except Final Year students be promoted on previous years performance and marks obtained in internal examination of current year

Bar Council of India notifies that all Centres of Legal Education shall follow the under mentioned guidelines: Final Year students of 3

COVID 19 Hot Off The Press News Notifications

Validity of motor vehicle documents further extended till 30th September, 2020

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari announced further extension of the validity date of motor vehicle documents

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Bom HC | All asymptomatic frontline workers working in hospitals & containment zones in Vidarbha region entitled to be tested for COVID-19 on RT-PCR method

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.K. Deshpande and Amit B. Borkar, JJ., while addressing a petition, held that, “…neither the Central

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COVID-19| Transportation of stranded migrant workers must be completed in next 15 days

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has directed all the States/Union Territories to take all

COVID 19 Op Eds OP. ED.

RBI’s Press Statement regarding Moratorium on Term Loans — The Way Forward

by Arjun Harkauli*

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NHRC notice to U.P. Govt over medical apathy towards two expecting women; Health Ministry to issue instructions to States and UTs not to deny treatment to non-COVID patients coming in emergency

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports of medical apathy towards two expecting women

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CIC | “Appalled that basic information pertaining to district wise designated COVID treatment centres couldn’t be provided” | Urgent requirement for notifying nodal authority in Ministry to provide information

Central Information Commission (CIC): Bimal Julka (CIC) observed that, important decisions are being made by the Governments involving huge intervention in the

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Supreme Court allows NHRC intervention in its suo motu petition on problems and miseries of migrant labourers in the wake of nationwide lockdown

The National Human Rights Commission has filed an application for intervention and directions along with suo motu writ petition No. 6 of

COVID 19 Legislation Updates Notifications

State of Telangana extends COVID-19 control orders till 7th June; Lockdown provisions in containment zones to continue till 30th June [Read Orders]

Labour Employment Training & Factories (Labour-II) Department of the State of Telangana issued a Government Order (GO Rt. No. 194) to notify

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J&K HC | In the current times of Covid-19 crisis, e- connectivity to the courts ensure that the citizens are not deprived of their right to seek judicial remedies

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Taking stock of how the various departments in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have responded

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Bom HC | Flight Operators shall allow passengers to occupy middle seat in strict compliance with DGCA circular

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ., while passing an interim order allowed flights to keep

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COVID-19| SC to pass order on migrant worker crisis on June 9

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ will pass the order in the matter related

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Ministry of Labour & Employment extends validity of licenses granted under — Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 and Inter State Migrant Workmen (RECS) Act, 1979

Ministry of Labour and Employment extends validity for licenses granted under the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 and the ISMW (RECS) Act, 1979

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Del HC | Ministry of Civil Aviation’s order of “fixing minimum fares” is only a stop gap arrangement; PIL challenging Ministry of Civil Aviation order, not tenable

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., while addressing a Public Interest Litigation, held that,