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List of notifications/circulars/advisory
05 March to 22 March, 2020
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March 22, 2020 |
Collector, Bhopal |
District Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
§ A lockdown has been declared in the district of Bhopal till March 24, 2020 midnight. Barring essential services such as medical stores and petrol pumps, all other workplaces shall remain closed. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), India |
Employees and workmen covered under EPFO |
§ This message is in continuation to the Prime Minister’s address on March 22, 2020, to the generic public wherein it was urged that layoffs and deduction in wages of workmen taking leave during the lockdown period or on account of being affected by COVID-19 should be avoided. |
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March 22, 2020 |
District Administration Karnal |
District Karnal |
§ All private, corporate establishments & factories shall be completely shut down other than the essential services stated in the list till March 31, 2020. § The following shall also be affected:
- Restrictions have been placed on the vehicular movement in the areas of isolation centers and quarantine centers. - Any gathering such as social/cultural/political/academic/ sports/seminar/conferences and family mass gatherings is restricted to maximum of 20 persons. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Government of Goa |
Goa |
§ Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed for three days till the midnight of March 25, 2020. Janta curfew has been declared as ‘Public holidays’ for the government/private offices situated in the state of Goa.
§ The aforesaid holidays shall also be ‘paid holidays’ to the casual/daily wage workers in the establishments as detailed below: - All private establishments - Industrial workers - Employees of the commercial and industrial workers of the private establishments
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March 22, 2020 |
Government of Uttarakhand |
State of Uttarakhand |
§ A lockdown of non-essential services starting 2100 March 22, 2020 to March 31, 2020 |
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March 22, 2020 |
Government of Telangana |
State of Telangana |
§ The State government has notified lockdown in the State of Telangana with immediate effect till 31st March, 2020 prescribing inter alia, the following: - State borders have been sealed other than for movement of essential/perishable items. § All shops, commercial establishments, offices, factories, workshops, godowns etc. shall close their operations. However, production and manufacturing units which require continuous process such as pharmaceuticals, API etc. may function. Establishments providing essential services have also been excempted. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Office of the Collector & District Magistrate, Pune |
District Pune |
§ All enterprises in the IT/ITES sector shall close their premises and direct employees to work from home.
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March 22, 2020 |
Government of Jharkhand |
State of Jharkhand |
§ A state wise lockdown till March 31, 2020 has been announced. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Cabinet Secretary, Government of India |
All States and UTs |
§ The Cabinet Secretary has issued a statement post his meeting held on 22.03.2020 with all Chief Secretaries and Secretariats of Government of India and reiterated precautionary measures such as:
- States may ensure that when the deadline of Janta Curfew ends at 9 PM on 22nd March 2020, there is no large- scale movement or assembly of people. Suitable restrictions under Section 144 of CRPC may therefore be put in place. The Momentum created by Janta Curfew needs to be built upon. - States may request industries, establishments etc. to allow their employees to work from home and provide remuneration to them during this period. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Haryana |
Territorial jurisdiction of revenue districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Panipat, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Panchkula |
The following shall be effective from 9 pm on Sunday. March 22, 2020 to March 31, 2020: § A lockdown has been notified for public transport services, shops and commercial establishments, offices, factories, workshops, godowns and for the general public to remain at home and come out for basic services only in the mentioned jurisdictions § A list of establishments providing essential services have been exempted. § People are required to stay at home and leave for essential services as enumerated in the notice. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Government of Karnataka |
General Public of Karnataka |
§ Inter district transport is suspended till March 31, 2020. Public transport is suspended till March 23, 2020 and AC buses till March 31, 2020. § All commercial activities except those involving essential commodities in certain districts have been suspended till March 31, 2020. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of NCT of Delhi |
General Public of NCT of Delhi |
The territorial jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi is locked down from 0600 hrs on Monday March 23, 2020 to midnight of Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Congregation of more than 5 persons is strictly prohibited and punishable under law. § No public transport shall operate. DTC buses shall operate at 25 % capacity to cater to personnel engaged in essential services § All shops, commercial establishments, factories, workshops and godowns shall close operations § Motorable and non motorable borders of Delhi with UP and Haryana shall be sealed § All flights shall be suspended § People are required to stay at home and leave for essential services as enumerated in the notice.
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March 22, 2020 |
Delhi Police |
General Public of Delhi |
The following prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973 have been imposed in Delhi from 9 pm on 22.03.2020 up to 12 midnight of 31.03.2020 § Assembly of any kind, social gatherings, organization of weekly markets (Except for essential commodities) is prohibited § Individual suspected of COVID-19 shall take measures for prevention and treatment. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Health Department, Chandigarh Administration |
General Public of Delhi |
The lockdown is notified from 00:00 hrs 23.03.2020 to 2400 hrs on March 31, 2020 § All shops, commercial establishments, factories, workshops and godowns shall close operations § Limited public transport to and from hospitals, airports, railway stations shall be permitted § People are required to stay at home and leave for essential services as enumerated in the notice. § All foreign returnees (who landed in India on or after 09.03.2020) are required to stay in home quarantine for a period as determined by health authorities. Such returnees shall mandatorily contact the district administration and register for home quarantine. § Inter state commercial transport is closed. § Gathering of 5 or more persons in public places shall be prohibited. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Health & Family welfare Department, Government of West Bengal |
General Public of West Bengal |
The safety restrictions shall take effect from 16:00 hrs of March 23, 2020 to 24:00 hrs of March 27, 2020: § Any congregation of more than 7 persons shall be prohibited in public places. § All shops, commercial establishments, factories, workshops and godowns shall close operations § Limited public transport to and from hospitals, airports, railway stations shall be permitted § People are required to stay at home and leave for essential services as enumerated in the notice. § All foreign returnees are required to stay in home quarantine for a period as determined by health authorities. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Transport Department, Government of West Bengal |
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§ Movement of all non-essential cargo items is suspended and no such non-essential items carried in National Permit holding Goods Carriages like trucks, trailers etc. shall be allowed to enter the State from outside w.e.f. 12 midnight of March 22, 2020 till March 31, 2020. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Directorate of Health & Family Welfare Services, Government of Karnataka |
Territorial jurisdiction of the revenue districts of Banglore Urban, Banglore Rural, Kalaburagi, Chikkaballapur, Mysuru, madikeri, Dharwad, Mangaluru and Balagavi |
The following shall apply from 23.03.2020 to 1.04.2020: § All shops, commercial establishments, workshops, godowns dealing in non-essential services shall close their operations except those involved in providing essential services such as telecom, banking etc. § All IT and Biotech units shall ensure work from home except where it is not feasible. § All inter state and inter-district services shall be non-operational in the applicable districts and all air-conditioned bus services of Road Transport Corporation and Private operators shall be stopped. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India |
All passenger train services and metro rail services |
§ All train services suspended till 31st March 2020 including sub-urban rail services. However, goods trains are exempted. § All metro rail services suspended till 31st March 2020. § Only essential services to operate in about 75 districts with confirmed COVID 19 cases. § Inter State passenger transport also to be suspended till 31st March 2020. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Chief Minister Office, Punjab |
The State of Punjab |
§ A statewide lockdown till March 31, 2020 has been announced by the Chief Minister of Punjab barring those selling essential items as mentioned in the attached notification. |
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March 22, 2020 |
Chief Minister Office, Rajasthan |
The State of Rajasthan |
§ Complete lockdown was announced for the state of Rajasthan from March 22, 2020 onwards except for provision of essential services from the safety of people |
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March 22, 2020 |
Government of Gujarat |
Shops, malls and government offices. |
§ The Gujarat Government has extended the partial lockdown to Gandhinagar a day after ordering closure of shops and malls not selling essential items in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodra and Rajkot till March 25, 2020 |
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March 21, 2020 |
Govt of India, Department of Telecommunications
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All States and Union Territories
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Ensure operational continuity of telecon services in view of threat of coronavirus.
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March 21, 2020 |
District Administration, Faridabad |
Commercial establishments and general public in the district of Faridabad |
§ Restrictions have been placed on public gatherings, vehicular movement and closure of all corporate establishments and factories is mandated till March 31, 2020 barring those involved in provision of essential commodities as stated in the notice. |
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March 21, 2020 |
Government of Karnataka |
IT and Biotech Companies in the State of Karnataka |
§ All IT and Biotech Companies are advised to allow their employees to work from home barring those involved in provision of essential services and Mission Critical services. |
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March 21, 2020 |
High Court of Karnataka |
Functioning of courts |
§ A virtual court is created in the High Court of Karnataka wherein advocates can appear digitally using videos/skype. |
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March 21, 2020 |
District Administration Gurugram |
General public in District Gurugram, gymnasiums, spas, swimming pools, nights clubs, lounges and bars, cinema halls, multiplexes, family entertainment centers, park gathering, social functions, schools, colleges, universities, coaching institutes, tution centres, restaurants, dine-in, eateries, dhabas, government offices, private corporate establishments, factories, local markets, shopping malls etc. |
§ The public dealing at government offices should be minimized while not impacting time bound and essential services § Private cab operators are directed to decontaminate and sanitize their cabs frequently and regularly and ensure availability of hand sanitizers in the cabs § Restricting the vehicular movement in the areas of isolation centres and quarantine centres as declared by the civil surgeon, Gurugram. § All private, corporate establishments, and factories to be completely shut down until March 31, 2020 other than the establishments providing essential services as defined in the notification. § Failure to obey these orders, shall be penalized under Section 188 of the IPC with punishment of fine and imprisonment. |
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March 20, 2020 |
Ministry of Labour and Employment (Govt of India)
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Employees and workers
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This is an advisory for all Employers of Private/Public establishments to not terminate employees/worker or reduce wages on account of any leave taken by the worker or if the place of employment is to be made non-operational due to COVID-19
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March 20, 2020 |
Uttar Pradesh Shasan |
Employees/workmen, commercial establishments/shops/factories in the state of Uttar Pradesh |
§ Employees/workmen suspected of being affected by Covid-19 shall be kept in isolation and provided paid leave of 28 days upon submitting a medical certificate to the employer at the time of joining after fitness. § Employees/ workmen of shops/ commercial establishments and factories which are temporarily closed by the orders of State Government or district magistrate shall be provided leave with wages § All commercial establishments where ten or more workmen are employed shall display on notice boards and the main gate , the safety measures prescribed by Central or State Government in regard to Covid-19. |
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March 20, 2020 |
Office of Commissioner of Labour, Government of Maharashtra |
Employers of private and public establishments and all workers/ employees governed by the labour laws of Maharashtra |
§ This is an advisory for Employers of Private/Public establishments in Maharashtra to not terminate employees/worker or reduce wages on account of any leave taken by the worker or if the place of employment is to be made non-operational due to COVID-19 |
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March 20, 2020 |
Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India |
All organizations required to file uniform annual returns under labour laws on Shram Suvidha Portal |
§ The last date of filing unified annual returns under 8 labour laws for the year 2019 has been extended up to April 2020. |
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March 20, 2020 |
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) |
Functioning of NCLAT |
§ Only urgent matters shall be listed from 21st March, 2020 till 1st April, 2020 § Filing counters and premises shall remain locked except for the days on which urgently listed matters are to be heard. § The situation shall be reviewed next on April 1, 2020. |
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March 20, 2020 |
High Court of Karnataka |
Functioning of all courts and Tribunals in Bengaluru except High court |
§ The City Civil Courts, Small Cause Courts, Rural Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals working in Bengaluru City, shall function from 11 am to 2 pm only. These Courts will take up only very urgent matters and bail petitions. § All the Magistrates’ Courts working in Bengaluru City shall function from 11 am to 3 pm only and take up only urgent and bail matters. |
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March 20, 2020 |
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India |
Passengers returning from UK, USA and Australia |
§ The risk profiling and quarantine assessment has been expanded to cover passengers returning from UK, USA and Australia. |
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March 20, 2020 |
BrihanMumbai Mahanagarpalika |
Schools, cinema halls, swimming pools, gyms, , malls, Mill compound, spa centers, clubs, pubs, discotheques, SGNP, amusement parks, private corporates and establishments (except for certain exceptions stated in the Order) |
§ Restriction of vehicular movements in the areas of isolation centres quarantine centres. § Closure of Schools, cinema halls, swimming pools, gyms, , malls, Mill compound, spa centers, clubs, pubs, discotheques, SGNP, amusement parks, private corporates and establishments (except for certain exceptions stated in the Order). § Not to gather at sea beaches/public places. § Restriction on spitting in public places. |
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March 20, 2020 |
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
This is applicable to all States and Union Territories of India |
§ The guidelines for social distancing have been provided for all states and UTs to adopt uniform measures in this regard. § Private sector to consider work from home wherever applicable § Industrial establishments to adopt staggered timings. § Senior citizens to remain indoors § States and Union Territories may also consider invoking other relevant provisions of law as warranted in larger public interest |
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March 20, 2020 |
Govt of Haryana (Home Department) |
People in public places (State of Haryana) |
§ This is an advisory guideline. The District Magistrates/ Police Commissioners in Haryana are advised to invoke section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 in their respective Districts/Jurisdictions restricting assembly of 5 or more persons in public places. § People travelling in public transport or on account of medical emergencies may be exempted.
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March 20, 2020 |
Government of India |
General Public |
§ General advisory issued in public interest regarding the corona whatsapp helpline. |
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March 20, 2020 |
Rajasthan High Court |
Presiding officers and other gazetted staff of subordinate courts in Rajasthan |
§ The directions mandate the respective presiding officers to hold the court for urgent matters only from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm on each working day. § Strength of non-gazette staff is required to be brought down by 50 %
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\March 19, 2020 |
Prime Minister Office, Government of India |
All citizens of India |
§ Prime Minister urged citizens to follow the concept of ‘Janta Curfew’ on 22 March, 2020 from 7 AM to 9 PM, wherein no one apart from those involved with essential services is supposed to venture out of home. |
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March 19, 2020 |
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India |
International Commercial passenger aircrafts transit |
§ No scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall take off from any foreign airport for any airport in India, after 0001 hrs GMT of March 22, 2020 (*i.e. 0531 hrs Indian Standard Time (IST) of March 22, 2020). These instructions shall remain in force till 0001 hrs GMT of March 29, 2020. § A maximum travel time of 20 hours is permissible for such commercial passenger aircraft to land in India. § As such, no incoming scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall be allowed to disembark its passengers *on Indian soil* (Foreigner or Indian) after 2001 hrs GMT of March 22, 2020 (*i.e. 0131hrs IST of March 23, 2020).
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March 19, 2020 |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi |
All companies and limited liability partnerships |
§ The rules with respect to conducting physical board meetings w.r.t matters such as approval of financial statements, board report, restructuring etc. have been relaxed upto 30th June, 2020 § All companies/ LLPs are required to put in place an immediate plan to implement temporary work from home till 31st March, 2020 post which the situation shall be reviewed. (This preventive measure is advisory in nature however it is strongly expected to be complied with to the extent possible) § A web form on Company Affirmation of Readiness towards COVID 19 should be filed by an authorized signatory of the Company/LLP. The web form is required to be completed on 23rd March 2020. § Remote working options have been advised as a measure of caution. |
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Download hereMarch 19, 2020 |
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Health and Family Welfare Department |
All private sector offices (including multi-national IT firms, industries, corporate offices etc. and the general public situated in NCT of Delhi |
§ Directions have been issued under the Delhi Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19, Regulations 2020 § The directions are advisory in nature. The Private sector offices are advised to allow their employees/officers to work from home till 31st March, 2020 § The general public is advised to remain at home. |
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March 19, 2020 |
National Company Law Tribuanl |
Functioning of filing counters of all NCLT Benches |
§ Closure of filing counters of NCLT Benches till 27.03.2020. § In case of limitation issue, matters may be filed online at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Amravati & Jaipur. Hard copies may be handed over upon subsequent opening of the counters. |
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March 19, 2020 |
Noida Factory Department |
Factories in Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida |
§ Request to the Information Minister to get the contents of this Advisory published in all the popular Hindi newspapers. |
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| March 19, 2020 | Press Information Bureau |
International Commercial passenger aircraft. | § No scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall be allowed to land in India from March 22, 2020 for one week. § State Government shall issue appropriate directions so that citizens above 65 and children below 10 stay at home. |
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March 19, 2020 |
Collector of Pune (Disaster Management Division) |
Notice passed under following Acts : § Disaster Management Act 2005 § Maharashtra Police Act 1951 Epidemic Disease Act 1897 |
§ Closure of Establishments in Pune district which includes shops & Commercial Establishment, Malls, Shopping Complex, Cinema Houses , School , collages, Gyms, Video Parlour, Online Lottery etc. § However, the aforesaid restriction does not apply to Establishment (for ex. IT Industry) who have responsibility to maintain national or international very important projects (Critical- National & International Infrastructure) where closure of such establishments would affect working of such projects. All such establishment can remain open. (However it is mandatory/binding for all such establishment to inform Dist. Collector office about the necessity of keeping their establishment open). |
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March 19, 2020 |
District Magistrate, Gurugram |
In exercise of powers under Haryana Epidemic Diseases, Covid-19 Regulations, 2020. |
§ Suspension of all gymnasiums, spa, cinema halls, weekly bazaars. § Restaurants having in-dining facility to restrict capacity to 50 seats or less. |
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March 18, 2020 |
District Magistrate, Gurugram |
Advisory to corporate offices. |
§ Advisory to allow officers/employees to work from home till March 31, 2020, with immediate effect. |
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March 18, 2020 |
Statement of senior official, as reported by Economic Times. |
Allowing companies to conduct AGM/EGM via video conferencing. |
§ Companies to be allowed to conduct annual general meeting, extraordinary general meeting, and pass certain business resolutions via video conferencing for a period of three months. (Decision expected to be notified in the next couple of days, as per the report) |
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March 18, 2020 |
Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Procurement Policy Division |
Internal office memorandum. |
§ Clarifying that in terms of the definition of Force Majeure Clause in the Manual for Procurement of Goods, 2017, coronavirus should be considered as a case of natural calamity and FMC may be invoked, wherever appropriate. |
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March 18, 2020 |
Information Technology Department, Secretariat, Chennai. |
ITES Companies in Tamil Nadu |
§ To encourage staff to work from home. § To appoint a nodal officer (and share his/her contact details) who will interact with state government on containment strategies on COVID-19. |
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March 18, 2020 |
District Magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida |
Uttar Pradesh Epidemic Disease, Covid-19 Regulations, 2020 (for Haryana/Maharashtra).
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§ Requiring one- line confirmation on a daily basis confirming compliance of the Regulations, with Uttar Pradesh Epidemic Disease, Covid-19 Regulations, 2020. |
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March 18, 2020 |
Bombay High Court |
Functioning of the Courts. |
§ Costs imposed on petitioner for filing non-urgent matter. |
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March 18, 2020 |
Animal Welfare Board of India |
Request to not leave animals or inflict cruelty due to COVID-19. |
§ The circular refers to WHO’s clarification that dogs and cats are not involved in spreading infection in the current episode of Coronavirus. |
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March 18, 2020 |
Guidelines for notifying COVID-19 |
Hospitals (including private hospitals), medical practitioners. |
§ The guidelines contain a mandatory requirement to report suspected/confirmed coronavirus cases by hospitals/medical practitioners. |
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March 17, 2020 |
Municipal Commissioner, BMC |
Officials at hospitals and airport. |
§ An order to all officials at hospitals and the airport, asking them to 'stamp' behind the left palm of the home quarantined person concerned, the dates of isolation, with ink that would last for 14 days. |
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March 17, 2020 |
Statement by Chief Minister, Maharashtra |
Statement exhorting general public to avoid public places. |
§ No plans to enforce a lockdown of any city in view of the coronavirus outbreak. § People to avoid thronging temples, mosques, churches and other public spaces. |
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March 17, 2020 |
Andhra Pradesh High Court; Telangana High Court. |
Functioning of the Courts |
§ Only fresh/new filing cases attached with an application for urgent hearing, bails and applications for suspension of sentence shall be listed before the respect benches of the High Court. § Cases in which interim order is going to expire on a particular date, the Advocate may make a mention to the Registrar (Judicial), who may take appropriate steps for extension of the stay to the Judge concerned as per the roster. § The Telangana High Court has decided to have court proceedings only for three days in a week until further orders, as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of the virus. |
Download Andhra Pradesh notification here Download Telangana notification here
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March 17, 2020 |
Travel Advisory through Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Travel advisory for both incoming and outgoing travelers. |
§ OCI card holders already in India can stay in India as long as they want. § Visas of all foreigners already in India remain valid and they may contact the nearest FRRO/FRO through e-FRRO module for extension/conversion etc. of their visa or grant of any consular service, if they choose to do so. § Any foreign national who intends to travel to India for compelling reason may contact the nearest Indian Mission. § All incoming travelers, including Indian nationals, arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after 15th February, 2020 shall be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure. Compulsory quarantine for a minimum period of 14 days for passengers coming from/transiting through UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 18th March 2020 at the port of first departure. § Travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia to India is prohibited with immediate effect. § Incoming travelers, including Indian nationals, are advised to avoid non-essential travel and are informed that they can be quarantined for a minimum of 14 days on their arrival in India. § Indian nationals are further strongly advised to refrain from travelling to China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany. (Refer the Advisory for more details) |
Download consolidated advisory here Download advisory - 16th March here Download advisory - 17th March here
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March 17, 2020 |
For more details, please refer to/visit https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ |
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March 16, 2020 |
Municipal Commissioner, BMC |
Containment measures for prevention (in Mumbai) |
§ Order issued under Rule 10 of the regulations framed by Government of Maharashtra under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. § All non-essential service providing offices to function only at 50% staff capacity. § Private sector companies and public sector companies to encourage all their staff to work from home. |
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March 16, 2020 |
Reserve Bank of India (Press Release) |
Availability of digital payment options to the general public. |
§ General notice highlighting that non-cash digital payment options (like NEFT, IMPS, UPI and BBPS) are available round the clock to facilitate fund transfers, purchase of goods / services, payment of bills, etc, and avoid using cash which may require going to crowded places for sending money or paying bills. | |
March 16, 2020 |
Government of NCT of Delhi, Health and Family Welfare Department |
Gymnasiums, spa, clubs, theaters, weekly bazars, gatherings (social, cultural, political, religious, academic, sports, seminar, conference and family mass gatherings (except marriages), shopping malls. |
§ Operations of Gymnasiums, spa, night clubs, theaters, weekly bazars to remain suspended in NCT of Delhi till March 31, 2020. § Social gatherings (as mentioned) to be restricted to a maximum of 50 persons till March 31, 2020. § Shopping malls to be disinfected daily and provision for hand-sanitizer at entrance, entry to be allowed only after cleaning of hands. |
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March 16, 2020 |
Supreme Court of India Issued by Secretary General |
Functioning of the Courts |
§ Functioning of the Courts shall be restricted to urgent matters with such number of Benches as may be found appropriate. § No persons except the lawyers who are going to act in the matter, i.e. either for argument or for making oral submissions or to assist along with one litigant only, shall be permitted in the court room |
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March 16, 2020 |
Chief Justice of India Mr. S A Bobde ( reported by LiveMint) |
Functioning of the Courts |
§ History (medical and/or travel) to be disclosed by visitors to the apex court. § Members of the bar to be prepared to accept, encourage and promote e-filing and video conference of court halls. § Assurance that no adverse orders will be passed and adjournments will be granted leniently. |
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March 16, 2020 |
Delhi High Court (Registrar General) |
Functioning of the Court |
§ Functioning of the court to be restricted to urgent matters and that court master shall give dates in routine matters before the court assembles. Detailed arrangements are mentioned in the Minutes of Meeting (also attached). § On March 17 and March 19, four division benches, four single judge benches for civil jurisdiction and three single judge benches each for criminal and original jurisdiction would hear “only urgent matters”. § On March 18 and 20, three division benches, three single judge benches for civil jurisdiction and three single judge benches each for criminal and original jurisdiction would hear “only urgent matters”. |
Download Minutes Of Meeitng here
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March 16, 2020 |
Bombay High Court |
Functioning of the Court. |
§ The functioning of the Courts in High Court as well as its Benches functioning at Nagpur, Aurangabad and the High Court of Bombay at Goa presently for a week commencing from Monday, 16th March, 2020 shall be restricted to urgent matters. § Orders of Ad-interim and interim relief subsisting in the matter shall continue to operate. § The Bombay high court and its benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Goa shall function for only 2- hour in a day from tomorrow until further orders. § District courts in Maharashtra will also endeavor that their working time not exceed three hours a day, and that they take up for hearing only urgent matters. |
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As available on the website on March 16, 2020. |
Advisory on Social Distancing Measure through Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Guidelines/advisory on social distancing |
§ Encourage private sector organizations/employers to allow employees to work from home wherever feasible. § Meetings, as far as feasible, shall be done through video conferences. Minimize or reschedule meetings involving large number of people unless necessary. § Non-essential travel should be avoided. § Keep communities informed consistently and constantly. |
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As available on the website on March 16, 2020. |
Guidelines for home quarantine through Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
For a person under home quarantine. |
§ Need to stay away from elderly people, pregnant women, children and persons with co-morbidities within the household. § Restrict his/her movement within the house. § Under no circumstances attend any social/religious gathering e.g. wedding, condolences, etc. § Wear a surgical mask at all the time. The mask should be changed every 6-8 hours and disposed off. § The home quarantine period is for 14 days from contact with a confirmed case or earlier if a suspect case (of whom the index person is a contact) turns out negative on laboratory testing. (Refer the Advisory for more details) |
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As available on the website on March 16, 2020. |
Use of mask by public through Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Guidelines to give correct evidence-based information to general public on use of mask. |
§ Persons having no symptoms are not to use mask. § Used mask should be considered as potentially infected. Masks used by patients / care givers/ close contacts during home care should be disinfected using ordinary bleach solution (5%) or sodium hypochlorite solution (1%) and then disposed of either by burning or deep burial. |
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March 15, 2020 |
District Officer, Lucknow |
Cinema halls, multiplexes, clubs, swimming pool, gym |
§ To remain closed till March 31, 2020. |
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March 15, 2020 |
National Company Law Tribunal |
Functioning of the Court. |
§ All NCLT Benches may take up matters which require urgent hearings on request made by the concerned parties. § To rest of the matters, from 16.3.2020 to27.3.2020, keep giving adjournments. |
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March 15, 2020 |
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal |
Functioning of the Court |
§ Urgent matters, which require immediate attention could be mentioned before the acting Chairperson Justice Bansi Lal Bhat § Filing office of the appellate tribunal will accept the petitions till 1:00 PM. § To avoid the rush in the Tribunal due to the present situation, it is notified that all Company Appeals Competition Appeals, Contempt Petitions and Review Applications, which are likely to be listed between March 17, 2020 to March 31, 2020 will be taken up after April 17, 2020. |
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March 14, 2020 |
Government of Maharashtra, Public Health Department |
Authorization to government officials to take actions for the prevention/spread of coronavirus. |
§ Maharashtra COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, framed on similar lines as above (for Haryana). |
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March 13, 2020 |
Delhi High Court |
Delhi District Courts. |
§ Facility of video recording to be put to optimum use. § Oral arguments to be reduced to the extent possible. § Clients not to visit court, unless their presence is directed by the court. § No adverse, default orders be passed in matters where parties are found to be absent. |
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March 13, 2020 |
Masks/Hand Sanitizer as “Essential Commodities” though Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
General public |
§ Categorization as “Essential Commodity” to regulate the production, quality, distribution, logistics of masks (2ply & 3ply surgical masks, N95 masks) & hand sanitizers. |
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March 11, 2020 |
Haryana Government, Health Department |
Authorization to government officials to take actions for the prevention/spread of coronavirus. |
§ Under the Haryana Epidemic Disease COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 (issued under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897) concerned district shall have right to implement below mentioned containment measures, in order to prevent spread of the disease. § Sealing of geographical area. § Barring entry and exit of population form the sealed area. § Closure of schools, offices and banning public gaterings. § Banning vehicular movement in the area. § Initiating active and passive surveillance of COVID-19 cases. § Hospital isolation for all suspected cases. § Designating any Government Building for containment unit for isolation of the cases. § It also bars any organization to use any print or electronic media for information regarding COVID-19 without prior permission of Health Department, Haryana. |
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March 11, 2020 |
Notification under National Disaster Management Act, 2005 through Ministry of Home Affairs (Disaster Management Division) |
Powers to be exercised by Secretary, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
§ Powers under the said Act are to be exercised by Secretary, Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
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March 5, 2020 |
Government of Karnataka |
Direction to concerned authorities (including Department of Labour) |
§ 28 days’ of paid sick leave to workers/employees infected with Coronavirus |
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