Violations involving minor and procedural defaults such as shortcomings in CSR reporting, inadequacies in board reports, filing defaults, delay in holding AGM etc will be decriminalized, said Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, while announcing the last tranche of economic stimulus package on Sunday. Furthermore the following things were stated by the Minister:- Seven compoundable offences will
Last week a Circular was released as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of Corona virus infection under the hand of Secretary General states that Advocates may not wear clothes which are not “frequently washable” and that they “may wear the dress as prescribed under the Bar Council of India Rules with plain white
The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi HC On Friday that it is taking all the necessary steps with care for the migration of labourers to their native homes in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the Supreme Court of India by its letter dated 29th April, 2020. The Court noted that the
On May 8, 2020, the UP Government had issued a notification relaxing the provisions relating to working hours, overtime, intervals for rest, etc. as stipulated under Sections 51, 54, 56 and 59 of the Factories Act, until July 19, 2020.As per that notification, Factories were permitted to employ their labour/ workers for 12 hours a
The Union Home Secretary, Sh. Ajay Bhalla, wrote to the Chief Secretaries of all States urging them to ensure migrant workers are not walking on roads and railway tracks after their movement has been facilitated by the Government. Further his letter stated that “As you are aware, Government has allowed the movement of migrant workers
The Delhi HC On Friday (15/05/20) has issued a notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police on Petition filed seeking implementation of Ministry Of Home Affairs Circular directing employers to provide full wages to its employees during the lockdown period due to outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic. The court passed its order on a Petition
The Allahabad High Court has held that azaan, or the Islamic call to ritual prayer, can be recited by a muezzin from minarets of the mosques by human voice only without using any amplifying device or loudspeakers. The court added that such recitation by human voice cannot be hindered under the pretext of violation of
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of a Ministry of Home affairs circular asking private companies including MSMEs to pay full salaries to their employees during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The court also asked the Centre and States not to prosecute private firms, factories and others over non-payment till next week. The Centre had
The Delhi HC On Thursday expressed its happiness that AIIMS has started disbursing medicines prescribed by its doctors to the patients under treatment from its pharmacy as well as its OPD will be operational in limited way, with in the two weeks. A division bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Bhatnagar was informed by
The Bench led by Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha VermaPUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. – 579 of 2020Case title: Uttar Pradesh Worker Front vs. Union Of India And Another The Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Government PIL challenging move to relax certain labour law rules and regulations, working hours, rest periods
