Labour Laws and Migrant Workers during COVID-19
by Animesh Upadhyay & Shashank Pandey*
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MHA | Extension of lockdown| All restrictions that have been imposed in various sectors, and on various activities, will continue to remain in force
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the Nation, announced that the lockdown measures imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19
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COVID 19 | Telangana HC to take up only urgent cases till 30-04-2020
Regular Judicial and Administrative work in the Telangana High Court to remain suspended till 30-04-2020. However, the High Court will take up
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COVID 19 | NCLT Benches shall remain closed for judicial purpose till 3rd May, 2020; Unavoidable urgent matters to be heard
1. In view of the extension of lockdown announced by the Government of India until 03.05.2020, to curtail the spread of COVID
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Coronavirus |NGT Benches shall be restricted to urgent matters till 3rd May, 2020 to prevent spread of COVID 19
NGT Benches shall be restricted only to urgent matters till the 03-05-2020 to prevent the spread of CoronaVirus. In pursuance with extension
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COVID 19 | Ker HC | Police directed to take appropriate action with regard to complaint alleging movement of mysterious figure during night hours resulting in violation of lockdown orders
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P. Chaly, JJ. addressed a petition filed wherein a direction is
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COVID 19 | Chh HC |Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited’s Order of initiation of preparations to operate liquor shops in Chhattisgarh stands quashed
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Goutam Bhaduri, JJ. addressed the petition along with the intervention application questioning
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COVID 19 lockdown | All passenger train services cancelled till 3rd May, 2020
In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19 Lockdown, it has been decided that all passenger train services on
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Coronavirus | Madras HC directs sufficient breaks and regular testing for Corona Warriors, expects hikes in their salaries
Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and R. Hemalatha, JJ. while hailing and appreciating the round the clock service
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Coronavirus | Iconic red mail vans rendering yeoman Service in point to point delivery of essential medicines
Minister of Communications, Law & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad, has instructed Secretary Posts to ensure that delivery of medicines through Speed Post
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Lockdown | Madras HC resolves to continue extension of restricted functioning of HC & Subordinate Courts till 30th April, 2020
In view of the persisting status of the Corona Virus Pandemic, particularly as reported in the State of Tamil Nadu, and the
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BREAKING | Prime Minister extends Lockdown till 3rd May, 2020; Stricter guidelines to be issued
In view of the Outbreak of COVID 19 Pandemic, Prime minister Narendra Modi extends the lockdown till 03-05-2020. Lockdown to extend at
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Fact Check: Is the viral circular stating that Govt will pay 24% Employees’ Provident Fund for next 3 months for companies with less than 100 workers, where 90% employees earn upto Rs 15,000 per month, true?
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Fact Check: Are schools banned from charging tuition fees for summer vacations?
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COVID 19 |Madras HC declines to interfere with conversion of railway coaches into isolation wards; passes injunction against videographing online proceedings, warns of penal liability
Madras High Court: S. Vaidyanathan, J. dismissed a petition filed for a direction to both the Union and T.N. Governments to increase a
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Grant of Consular Services to Foreign Nationals, presently residing in India due to travel restrictions in the context of COVID19 outbreak, till 30th April, 2020
In order to remove confusion in the public, it is informed that Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA), on 28.03.2020, had granted
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Allahabad HC notifies further combative measures in view of Corona Virus; E-Gate passes, Thermal screening, Judges to carry their belongings themselves & not by their staff
Resolutions undertaken by the Committees constituted for suggesting preventive and remedial measures for combating the impending threat of Corona Virus (COVID-19) was
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CEC & ECs to contribute to COVID Funding in the form of voluntary reduction of 30% of their basic salary from ECI for 1 year
At present, the country, as the rest of the world, is grappling with COVID-19 pandemic. It is evident that Government along with
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CM’s Relief Fund for COVID 19 shall not qualify as CSR expenditure
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has been receiving several references/ representations from various stakeholders seeking clarifications on eligibility of CSR expenditure
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