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List of notifications/circulars/advisory
01 October to 31 October, 2020
| Last Updated On | Issuing Authority | Applicability | Nature of directions | Copy of notification/source |
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| October 31, 2020 |
Government of Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | The State Government has extended restrictions in territorial jurisdictions of the State of Tamil Nadu with certain guidelines and relaxations. | Download here |
| October 31, 2020 | Government of NCT of Delhi | Delhi | Status quo is to be maintained with regards to permitted/prohibited activities till November 30, 2020. | Download here |
| October 31, 2020 | Government of Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu government on Saturday extended COVID-induced lockdown in the state till November 30, 2020 but gave some relaxations. |
Read here |
| October 31, 2020 |
Government of Assam | Assam | Any person who has undergone RT-PCR COVID19 test within a period of 72 hours prior to arrival in Assam and his/her test result is negative, is not required to undergo mandatory COVID19 test or quarantine on arrival in Assam. | Read here |
| October 31, 2020 |
Government of Odisha | Odisha | The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government on Saturday said the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown across containment zones in the state has been extended till November 30. | Read here |
| October 29, 2020 | Government of Maharashtra | Maharashtra | The Maharashtra government has extended COVID-induced lockdown in the state till November 30, 2020 midnight. | Download here |
| October 29, 2020 | Government of Maharashtra | Maharashtra | The Maharashtra government on Thursday extended the ongoing lockdown by another month as cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continue to rise in the state. It will now remain in effect till November 30, 2020. | Read here |
| October 27, 2020 | Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike | Bangalore | The Bangalore Municipal Corporation has issued a clarification regarding wearing of masks in various settings. | Download here |
| October 27, 2020 | Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) | All States and UTs | MHA has issued an order to extend the guidelines for re-opening, issued on September 30, 2020. The lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in the Containment Zones till November 30, 2020. There shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods. |
Download here |
| October 27, 2020 | Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) | All States and UTs | MHA has issued an order to extend the guidelines for re-opening, issued on September 30, 2020. The lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in the Containment Zones till November 30, 2020. There shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods. |
Read here |
| October 24, 2020 | Ministry of Finance | ITR filing | The deadline for filing returns by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20 has been extended by a month till December 31, the finance ministry said on Saturday. For those taxpayers whose accounts need to be audited, the Income-Tax Return filing deadline has been extended by two months till January 31, 2021. The government had in May extended the date for filing ITR for FY2019-20 from July 31 to November 30, to give compliance relief to taxpayers. |
Read here |
| October 21, 2020 | Government of Maharashtra | Mumbai local train commute | From October 21, 2020 women passengers will be allowed to travel in Mumbai locals. |
Read here |
| October 18, 2020 | Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation | Mumbai Metro | Metro services in Mumbai will reopen on Monday i.e. October 19, 2020 with the Ghatkopar-Versova Metro One line - which was the only functional line before the nationwide lockdown in March - resuming operations. | Read here |
| October 17, 2020 | Mumbai Airport | Departing passengers and visitors | The city airport on Saturday said it has extended the availability of its express coronavirus infection test facility also to departing passengers and non-passengers. The RT-PCR test facility is functional from October 15, the airport said in a release. | Read here |
| October 16, 2020 | Government of Maharashtra | Maharashtra | The State Government has released a notification to allow women to access train services between 11 am to 3 pm and from 7 pm till the last service. | Download here |
| October 16, 2020 | High Court of Guwahati | Functioning of Courts in Assam | The Guwahati High Court has decided to resume physical hearing in all Courts in the state on experimental basis from October 19, 2020. | Read here |
| October 14, 2020 | Government of Maharashtra | Maharashtra | The Maharashtra government has released a further set of unlock guidelines to be applicable in the state till October 31, 2020. | Download here |
| October 14, 2020 | Government of Maharashtra | Metro trains in Mumbai | The Maharashtra government has decided to allow metro trains in Mumbai to operate from October 15, 2020 in a phased manner under its mission. | Read here |
| October 11, 2020 |
High Court of Patna | Functioning of High Court of Patna | The Patna High Court has devised a new system of ‘Studio Court’ on an experimental basis, for the hearing of cases. Standard operating procedure for the same has been issued. Lawyers will be permitted inside the court premises however; the judges will hear the matters from their respective chambers via video conferencing and the lawyers shall appear from a separate courtroom. | Read here |
| October 9, 2020 |
High Court of Allahabad | State of Uttar Pradesh | The Allahabad High Court has issued detailed directions on wearing of masks in public places. | Read here |
| October 08, 2020 | High Court of Delhi | Functioning of the Delhi High Court | The present system of functioning of Courts shall continue till 30.11.2020. With effect from 12.10.2020, two courts of Joint Registrars (Judicial) shall take up the matters through physical mode while the others shall continue to hold court through videoconferencing as per the roster to be notified on the official website. | Download here |
| October 07, 2020 |
Directorate General of Civil Aviation | Guidelines on refund of fares for cancelled flights | The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued detailed guidelines by categorizing the refund seekers into three categories- (1) Passengers who booked tickers during lockdown for travel during lockdown i.e. March 25, 2020 – May 24, 2020; (2) Passengers who booked tickets prior to lockdown for travel till May 24, 2020; (3) For passengers who booked tickets for journeys after May 24, 2020, normal refund rules as per applicable civil aviation rules shall apply. | Read here |
October 07, 2020 |
Government of Karnataka |
Karnataka |
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said the fine amount for not wearing a face mask in public will be reduced to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 in urban areas and Rs 100 from Rs 500 in rural areas. |
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October 06, 2020 |
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal |
Functioning of tribunal |
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has suspended all its court works, including virtual hearing and filing, after some of its staff tested COVID-19 positive. Hence, as directed by acting chairperson, the court work (virtual hearing) and filing etc, in the NCLAT will remain suspended till October 6, 2020," said an NCLAT notification issued by the Registrar on October 4. Presently, like other judicial/quasi-judicial bodies, the NCLAT is conducting virtual hearing through video conferencing, which was started during the lockdown. |
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October 05, 2020 |
District Magistrate and Collector, Ernakulam |
Kerala |
Section 144 has been imposed in Kerala till October 31, 2020. |
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| October 4, 2020 | Government Delhi |
National Capital Region |
NCTs order on Unlock 5 |
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| October 2, 2020 | Government of Rajasthan |
State of Rajasthan | The State Government’s Order on Unlock 5. |
Read here |
October 2, 2020 |
Pune Municipal Corporation |
Pune, Maharashtra |
The PMC’s Order on Unlock 5. | |
October 2, 2020 |
Government of Uttarakhand |
State of Uttarakhand | Standard operating procedure (SOP) for Unlock 5.0 released by the Uttarakhand government. |
Read here |
| October 2, 2020 | Government of Odisha |
State of Odisha |
The Odisha government Order on Unlock 5. |
Read here |
October 2, 2020 |
Government of Punjab |
State of Punjab | The State Government announced a slew of measures, including ending the Sunday lockdown and lifting of night curfew, as part of Unlock 5.0. |
Read here |
| October 2, 2020 | Government of Tamil Nadu |
State of Tamil Nadu | The Tamil Nadu government Order on Unlock 5. |
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October 1, 2020 |
Government of West Bengal |
State of West Bengal |
The West Bengal government Order on Unlock 5. |
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| October 1, 2020 | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
State of Uttar Pradesh | The State Government laid out a set of guidelines for ‘re-opening’ effective from October 1, 2020. |
Read here |
October 1, 2020 |
Karnataka High Court |
State of Karnataka |
All interim orders passed by Karnataka High Court, all the District Courts, subordinate courts and all other Tribunals in the State, which were due to expire within one month, have been extended till November 29. |
Read here |
October 1, 2020 |
Government of Maharashtra |
State of Karnataka |
The State Government laid out a set of guidelines for ‘re-opening’ effective from October 1, 2020. |
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October 1, 2020 |
Government of Maharashtra |
State of Maharashtra |
The State Government laid out a set of guidelines with some relaxations outside containment zones. Hotels, restaurants, bars to operate from 5th October with capacity not exceeding 50% of the total staff. Local trains in Pune region will restart with protocols and procedures adopted in the MMR. |
Read here |
October 1, 2020 |
Delhi Disaster Management Authority |
National Capital Region (NCR) |
DDMA has issued an order for status quo to be maintained in all activities permitted in the NCR (including activities on trial basis) till 31.10.2020 or further orders, whichever is earlier. |
