COVID-19

Legislation UpdatesNotifications

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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Kar HC | No legal basis for Family Courts insisting on personal presence of petitioners at the time of filing cases; Presence of complainant while filing S. 138 NI Act case not necessary

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and S Vishwajith Shetty, J., dealt with the following issues through the

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Patiala House Court | “When you choose to play with embers, you cannot blame the wind to have carried the spark bit too far and spread the fire”; Student activist Safoora Zargar denied bail in Chand Bagh Riots case

Patiala House Court, New Delhi:  While deciding the instant bail application of student activist Safoora Zargar, who was accused of giving inflammatory

Case BriefsHigh Courts

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,

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Hell and High Water Clause: A Stumbling-Block for lessee in the Aviation Industry

Rohit Srivastava* & Ranjeet Soni**

Case BriefsSupreme Court

COVID-19| No coercive action till June 12 against employers for non-payment of full wages

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has extended the interim relief in the

Case BriefsForeign Courts

US SC | Church denied relief against the Order issued by the Governor of California, imposing 25% occupancy cap on religious gatherings

Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding the application for injunctive relief brought in by the South Bay United Pentecostal Church,

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As India gears to open religious places amidst COVID-19 crisis, here’s a list of preventive measures issued by Health Ministry [Read]

Religious places / places of worship get frequented by large number of people for spiritual solace. To prevent spread of COVID-19 infection,

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | State Health Department, Bihar directed to ensure that doctors’ vacancies in the rural/remote/difficult areas are filled up to the maximum extent possible

Patna High Court: In the instant case, the Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, C.J., and S. Kumar J., taking note of the

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COVID-19 | Ker HC | Additional fees to facilitate virtual classrooms, not to be levied; Right to education is sacrosanct in Constitution of India

Kerala High Court: C.S. Dias, J., while referring the present petition to a Division Bench of the Court stated that, Right to education

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MHA |Relaxation in Visa and Travel restrictions to permit certain categories of Foreign Nationals to come to India

Government of India has considered the matter regarding relaxation of the visa & travel restrictions for certain categories of foreign nationals who

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Telangana HC | A disaster can strike State or Nation unannounced: State Govt to evolve a comprehensive policy for migrant workers

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and B. Vijaysen Reddy, JJ., while addressing the various issues concerning the migrant

Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Cabinet approves extension of repayment date for short term loans for agriculture and allied activities

Union Cabinet has given its approval to extend repayment date upto 31.08.2020 for Standard Short-Term loans upto Rs 3 lakh advanced for

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All HC | PIL seeking social distancing and proper sanitisation in UP jails to protect fundamental rights of inmates: State to file affidavit

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Anil Kumar and Manish Mathur, JJ.,took cognizance of the Public Interest Litigation petition filed seeking enforcing

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All HC | Persons, who have completed their quarantine period and have tested negative cannot be further detained in Quarantine Centers against their wishes

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta, and Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, JJ., asked the State Government to ensure that persons

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EPFO Pensioners to Get Enhanced Pension| Restoration of commuted pension: Historical step for benefit of pensioners under EPS-95

EPFO released  Rs  868 crore pension along with Rs 105 crore arrear on account of restoration of commuted value of pension. On

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COVID-19 and Supreme Court – May roundup

JUDGMENTS/ORDERS No train or bus fare to be charged from migrant workers; SC issues interim directions SC takes suo motu cognisance of

Case BriefsSupreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – May 2020

TOP STORIES COVID-19 No train or bus fare to be charged from migrant workers; SC issues interim directions SC takes suo motu

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC |No precise legislative definition of what ‘hate speech’ is; Since Parliament has not yet thought it appropriate to legislate on the concept of ‘hate speech’, Court cannot interfere by issuing directions

Karnataka High Court: A Division bench of B.V. Nagarathna and M.G. Uma, JJ., dismissed a petition filed to call for records from

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Breaking | Lockdown to continue in Containment Zones till 30th June, 2020; Phased reopening of areas outside Containment Zones | Places of worship, Malls, Hotels to re-open?

Ministry of Home Affairs issues new guidelines for phased re-opening of areas outside Containment Zones. The following guidelines shall remain in force