Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Gau HC | “Make atleast 2 testing labs functional, provide PPEs, identify ICU facilities, etc.”: Court gives directions to State for tackling COVID-19

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Songkhupchung Serto and S. Hukato Swu, JJ. gave certain limited directions to the State Government

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Bom HC | Court refuses to quash FIR against rape accused despite settlement where victim’s consent to settlement appears coerced

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and V.G. Bisht, JJ. refused to quash the FIR and criminal proceedings against

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Madras HC | Setting up of ‘emergency response system’ to assist victims of domestic violence: State to file additional status report

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and M. Nirmal Kumar, JJ. has given time to the T.N. Government to

Legislation Updates Notifications

Commercial Courts (Statistical Data) Rules amended; Data to be maintained specified by adding Schedule 2

G.S.R. 270(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 21A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (4 of 2016)

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New guidelines to fight COVID-19 will come into effect from 4th May, which would give considerable relaxations to many districts

MHA holds a Comprehensive Review Meeting on the Lockdown situation in wake of spread of COVID-19 (MHA) held a comprehensive review meeting

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Communitarianism: A saviour in Times of nCOVID19

by Prakhar Raghuvanshi*

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Stranded persons to be allowed movement: MHA; States/UTs to develop standard protocols for receiving and sending such stranded persons

In continuation of Ministry of Home Affairs earlier Orders and in exercise of powers conferred under Section 10(2)(I) of the Disaster Management

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Practice and Procedure Relating to Proof of Documents

by Karl Shroff*

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Central Government employees asked to download ‘Aarogyasetu’ App on their mobile phones, immediately

Effective use of ‘Aarogyasetu’ App for breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19 With reference to the subject mentioned above, the following

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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment writes to States/Uts to — ensure basic physical accessibility features for divyangjan in centres for COVID-19 testing & quarantine facilities & treatment at hospitals

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has asked all States and Union Territories to ensure basic physical accessibility features for Divyangjan (PwDs)

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Eminent Banker Suresh N. Patel takes oath as Vigilance Commissioner today

Suresh N. Patel took oath as Vigilance Commissioner today. Following social distancing norms, he was administered the oath of office by Shri

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Instructions regarding functioning of NGT from 4th May, 2020 amid COVID-19; Judicial work will be conducted only by Video Conferencing

In the light of Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) of the Government of India dated 15.04.2020 on the subject of functioning of Government establishments

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Ori HC | Ensuing summer vacations of subordinate courts to be suspended if lockdown is extended

In view of exigencies caused by COVID-19 and declaration of Lockdown in the State of Odisha, Court has suspended the ensuing Summer

Legislation Updates Notifications

Prohibition till 3rd November, 2020 on strike/agitation by contractual employees employed through outsourced agency in CATS ambulance service run by Delhi Govt.

F.03/06/HESMA/2017/HP-II/874-886.—Whereas the vide Home Department GNCTD notification No. F.03/06/HESMA/2017/HP-II/4183-95 dated 24.10.2019 HESMA was imposed against contract employees engaged through outsourced agency in