Tag: COVID-19

VIRTUAL COURT TRIAL ANODIC TESTIMONY AMID NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN

Author :- Richa Kumari The spread of Coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown has highlighted the pressing need for large- scale adoption of technology to conduct judicial proceedings. On 30 January, 2020 World Health Organization, identified COVID-19 as a “public health emergency”. As a consequence, a complete nationwide lockdown was declared by our PM. The unprecedented

DECLINE IN RESPECT OF RULE OF LAW

Author :- Shivang Raj Mehotra INTRODUCTION There is no such discipline that has escaped the impact of COVID-19. Legal framework of almost every country is being affected by this pandemic. In the coming days courts across the world including India is perforated with a number of cases related to COVID-19, such as retrenchments, disruptions in

National Lockdown v/s Article 21

Author : Smit H. Thakkar (L.J. School of Law) Introduction As the world is fronting a global pandemic disease which is Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), India from the initial stage has been combating against the virus by implementing Nation-wide Lockdown for 21 days where citizens were appealed and ordered to stay indoors and maintain social distancing

KERALA HC DIRECTS STATE GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW ENTRY OF PEOPLE STRANDED AT WALAYAR CHECK POST AMID LOCKDOWN

The Kerala HC in a special sitting on 10th May 2020 (Sunday), directed the State government to allow entry of people stranded at Walayar Check Post by issuing entry passes while also stating that immediate attention should be given to the pregnant women, aged senior citizens and Children. The bench comprising of Justice Shaji P

SC Refuses to Pass Orders for 4G Restoration in J&K; asks Special Committee to Examine Issues Raised By Petitioners

A bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai had reserved orders on May 4 on the petitions filed by Foundation of Media Professionals, Private Schools Association of J&K and Soayib Qureshi. The petitioners contended that speed restriction on internet in the region amidst the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disproportionate

PIL in Supreme Court seeks waiver of fees for College, University students amid COVID-19 Lockdown:

PIL is filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to State/ UTs Governments pertaining to private and public college for providing relief, waive off, or moratorium on academic fees for the next semester and restrict them from asking lump sum amount from students. The PIL is filed by Satyam Singh Rajput, National Founder, Justice for Rights