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Media reports of hardships to labourers on board misdirected special trains, devoid of water, food and basic facilities causing sickness and death: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance media reports that the trains which are ferrying the migrant labourers are

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Del HC | We, as citizens of Delhi are pained at state of affairs and as Judges find situation as reported and if true, to be highly dissatisfactory and violative of rights of dead; Suo Motu cognizance of a news report

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., took suo motu cognizance of a news paper report

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| No train or bus fare to be charged from migrant workers; SC issues interim directions

Supreme Court: After taking suo motu cognizance of problems and miseries of migrant labourers who had been stranded in different parts of

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Telangana HC | State to ensure availability of ambulances on National and State Highways as migrant workers including of pregnant women are using highways to reach destination

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J. directed the State to ensure that ambulances

COVID 19 Op Eds OP. ED.

Does the Constitution approve the labeling of ‘migrant workers’?

by Dr. Uday Shankar*

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

All HC | State to explain policy and norms for provision of medical facilities to migrant workers and rehabilitation scheme in Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ Ramesh Sinha, J. while issuing notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh called

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Kar HC | State Government to consider a manner in which help can be extended to ‘Archaks’ who cannot be paid regular salary

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and P. Krishna Bhat, J. asked the State Government to consider a

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Bom HC | Risk taken by Kamgaars in carrying out COVID-19 related duties for NMMC cannot be differentiated on their employment being directly with Corpn. or through contractors; NMMC to pay certified Kamgaars special allowance

Bombay High Court: S.J. Kathawalla, J., while addressing a petition with regard to the non-payment of daily allowance to Kamgaars involved in COVID-19

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Madras HC | Management of Oil Corpn. to conduct periodical inspections and surprise checks to ensure provision of safety gears such as sanitisers, masks to deliverymen

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., addressed a petition placing the concern with regard to effective

COVID 19 Legislation Updates Notifications

Centre amends Schedule VII of Companies Act to include “PM CARES Fund” as a Corporate Social Responsibility

Centre makes amendment to Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013 to include “PM CARES Fund” as a Corporate Social responsibility. Thus, any

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Del HC | Union of India to report on better facilities for shifting foreign nationals who participated in Tablighi Jamat

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ., asked the respondents to report back on the facilities identified

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Guj HC | Gujarat Govt given directions to take stern and decisive actions in matters connected to private hospitals, migrants, protection of doctors and overall management of Covid-19 crisis

Gujarat High Court: Taking suo motu cognizance of the way private hospitals in the State of Gujarat are indulging in blatant profiteering

COVID 19 Legislation Updates Notifications

Rajasthan Government withdraws notification exempting adult working hours under Factories Act to extend working hours from 8 to 12 per day

To facilitate the Registered Factories under the Factories Act, 1948 during COVID-19 in the state for the purpose of extending working hours

COVID 19 Hot Off The Press News

Flying out? Check the Quarantine protocol adopted by different states

Travellers coming to India from international flights have to undergo 14 days quarantine which includes 7 days paid institutional quarantine and 7

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC takes suo motu cognisance of problems and miseries of migrant labourers; Issues notice to Centre and States/UTs

Taking suo motu cognizance of problems and miseries of migrant labourers who had been stranded in different parts of the country, the

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Kar HC | Bail denied on grounds of uploading messages on Facebook promoting disharmony and hatredness, causing hostility to humanity; Urging to spread COVID-19

Karnataka High Court: K.S. Mudagal, J., declined bail to a person accused of creating feeling of insecurity amongst people on religious basis through

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Kar HC | Reluctance of State Govt. to bear train fare of migrant workers, not in a position to pay the same will force them to continue to stay in the State

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. while deciding with regard to the issue

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Del HC | Death Audit Committee not involved in discrimination or arbitrariness to show false fabrication of number of deaths due to COVID-19

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., addressed a petition wherein the Court held that, “the

COVID 19 Hot Off The Press News

Tourism Ministry extends validity period of Approval/Classifications of Hotels & other accommodation units till 30th June, 2020

The Ministry of Tourism classifies hotels under the star rating system to conform to the expected standards for different classes of tourists.