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Social Distancing

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | Great influx of tourists, social distancing not being maintained, SOP not complied with; Court directs State to review decision of relaxing lockdown, control the inflow of tourists

 Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J., heard and issued directions in relation

Published on July 13, 2021July 16, 2021By Editor_4
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Supreme Court releases a 17-page User Guide for limited physical hearings

The Supreme Court Registry has released a detailed User Guide for limited physical hearings.  The ‘How to’ User guide answers the ‘How

Published on September 12, 2020October 3, 2023By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | “Two individuals should remain two yards away and wear masks” seems to be an empty shibboleth coined by Government; Directions issued to follow social distancing

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar, JJ., while addressing the matter observed that the following rule, “Two

Published on August 6, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

SCOTUS denies permission to Calvary Chapel to hold service on parity of terms allowed to casinos; Draws strong dissent from 4 Judges

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a 5:4 decision, the majority  comprising of John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice, and Stephen G.

Published on July 29, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Breaking | Karnataka HC denies to stall Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET); CET to be conducted as scheduled

Karnataka High Court directs the State officials to conduct Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) exam as per the schedule. No student should

Published on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | Awareness over lockup should be the norm: Court grants stay on arrest of persons booked for violating social distancing norms while distributing food packets

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Sunita Agarwal and Saumitra Daya Singh, JJ., granted partial relief to the petitioners booked for violating

Published on June 24, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | “Passenger safety against COVID-19 taken care of even if middle seat not left vacant”: Airlines allowed to operate flights without leaving middle seat vacant

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ. dismissed the application filed by an Air India

Published on June 16, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Planning for a shopping spree after COVID-19 unlock? Here’s a list of preventive measures to be followed by Shopping Malls for hassle-free consumer experience

Shopping malls get frequented by large number of people for shopping, entertainment and food. To prevent spread of COVID-19 infection, it is

Published on June 5, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on June 2, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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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

Published on May 27, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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MoHFW issues guidelines for domestic travel; States can develop their own protocol with regards to quarantine and isolation

Guidelines for domestic travel (air/train/inter-state bus travel) 1) Dos and Don’ts shall be provided along with tickets to the travellers by the

Published on May 25, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Chambers in Delhi High Court Complex to open in shift-wise manner; Face Mask mandatory for Advocates

Registrar General of Delhi High Court acceded to the proposal of Providing access to Lawyers to their respective chambers situated in three

Published on May 20, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Practical Considerations in Remote Hearings 

By Shalvi Mehta*

Published on May 19, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

What are the National Directives for COVID-19 Management?

National Directives for COVID-19 Management Compulsory wearing of face cover in public and work places. Spitting in public and work places punishable

Published on May 18, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Ministry of Home Affairs issues Standard Operating Protocol (SOP), for movement of persons by train

Ministry of Home Affairs issues  Standard Operating Protocol (SOP), for movement of persons by train. Standard Operating Protocol (SOP), for movement of

Published on May 11, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Extension of Lockdown | Bom HC | Courts shall function as they are functioning presently; No person allowed in Court premises without wearing mask

For Courts in State of Maharashtra, State of Goa and UT of Dadra and nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu  In continuation

Published on May 5, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Lockdown 3.0 | Reopening of Allahabad HC from 8th May, 2020 in 2 different shifts

Court has decided to open the Courts at Allahabad as well as at Lucknow from 8th May, 2020 in two different shifts

Published on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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MHA clarifies Misplaced Apprehensions of Industry Associations regarding Legal liability on Company CEOs, if employees found COVID-19 positive

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on 15.04.2020, had issued an order to exempt certain activities under the consolidated revised guidelines to fight COVID-19, in

Published on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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High Courts

Coronavirus | Kar HC | Decision to open super markets 24×7 is a policy decision; Nothing per se illegal in allowing BMTC buses to transport people connected with essential services

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J., while addressing a petition held that, “…decision

Published on April 22, 2020May 1, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Legislation UpdatesNotifications

COVID-19 | SoP formulated to streamline sign-on/sign-off of Indian Seafarer at Indian Ports

Change of crew of ship (seafarers) is an important measure for operation of merchant ships.  Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued

Published on April 22, 2020May 15, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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