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List of notifications/circulars/advisory
| Last Updated On | Issuing Authority | Applicability | Nature of directions | Copy of notification/source |
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| March 31, 2021 | Government of Gujarat |
Gujarat | With surging COVID-19 cases, the Gujarat government has extended the night curfew in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot between 9 pm and 6 am till 15 April, 2021 |
Read here |
| March 31, 2021 | Government of Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh | With surging COVID-19 cases, the Chhattisgarh government has imposed a night curfew in several districts of the state, including Raipur. During the curfew, shops will not be allowed to remain open after 9 pm. |
Read here |
| March 31, 2021 | Government of Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu has extended its ongoing partial lockdown till April 30, during which Covid containment measures will be intensified and safety measures -- including mask usage and social distancing -- will be strictly enforced. International air travel prohibition will continue except for permitted purposes. | Read here |
| March 30, 2021 | Government of Uttarakhand | Passengers travelling to Uttarakhand |
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Uttarakhand government on 30 March 2021 made it mandatory for people coming from 12 states to furnish negative RT-PCR test reports not older than 72 hours on arrival. The restriction would apply to those coming from Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan by road, air and trains from April 1. |
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| March 30, 2021 | Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) | Airports | In an advisory issued on 30 March 2021, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked for enhanced surveillance pertaining to COVID-19 protocols at the Airports. The DGCA has also asked all airport operators to ensure that the instructions on Covid-19 protocol from the standpoint of wearing face masks properly, covering nose and mouth, as well as maintaining social distance norms within the airport premises are followed scrupulously | Download here |
| March 30, 2021 | Government of Punjab | Punjab | In view of the spike in coronavirus cases in the state, the Punjab government on 30 March 2021 has ordered to extend the existing COVID-19 restrictions till April 10 to contain spread of the virus. |
Read here |
| March 29, 2021 | Government of Karnataka | Karnataka | With surging COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government has decided to ban all kinds of protests in the state for 15 days from 29 March 2021. |
Read here |
| March 29, 2021 | Government of Spain | Passengers traveling to Spain | Spain has extended its restrictions on non-essential travel from countries outside the EU and Schengen Area to April 30, 2021 | Read here |
| March 27, 2021 | Government of Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | On account of a rise in Covid-19 cases, the Uttarakhand government has issued fresh guidelines for celebrations of Holi festival. Earlier this week, the central government had advised states to put in place local restrictions during the festive season. | Read here |
| March 27, 2021 | Government of Delhi | Delhi | Delhi govt has issued new Covid control guidelines for public gatherings, in order to contain the spread of rising coronavirus cases. For marriage and other gatherings in close spaces, a maximum of 50 per cent of the hall capacity will be allowed, with a ceiling of 100 persons and in open spaces, numbers will be allowed keeping the size of the ground/space in view, with a ceiling of 200 persons. In Funerals, more than 50 people will not be allowed. | Read here |
| March 27, 2021 | Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation | Kalyan-Dombivli | In the wake of the rising cases of COVID-19, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation on Saturday imposed weekend lockdown effective March 27th until further orders. All establishments except essential services shall remain closed. |
Read here |
| Government of Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Government of Maharashtra has ordered night curfew in entire State from March 28 till further order. The order will come into effect from the Sunday night. |
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| March 27, 2021 | Government of Madhya Pradesh | Vidisha, Ujjain, Gwalior, Narsinghpur and Sausar | Government of Madhya Pradesh has decided to impose Sunday lockdown in five more districts as Covid-19 cases surge. The lockdown will be extended to Vidisha, Ujjain, Gwalior, Narsinghpur and Sausar. |
Read here |
March 26, 2021 |
Government of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Haryana |
Rajasthan, Karnataka, Haryana |
The governments of Rajasthan, Karnataka and Haryana have banned Holi celebrations in light of increasing cases of COVID-19. Orders have been issued to ensure that celebrations for Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Ugadi, Good Friday and other festivals take place indoors in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. Previously, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune civic bodies have banned celebrations of these festivals. |
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March 23, 2021 |
Government of Delhi |
Delhi |
Government of Delhi has issued two orders dated 23 March 2021 declaring public celebration and gathering during upcoming festivals, shall not be allowed in public Place/Public Grounds/Public Parks/Mkt/religious place etc in NCT of Delhi. |
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March 23, 2021 |
Maharashtra Government |
Maharashtra |
In view of rapidly increasing Covid-19 cases across the state, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a lockdown in the Beed district from 26 March till 4 April 2021 |
Read here |
March 23, 2021 |
Government of India |
India |
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued guidelines dated 23 March 2021, for effective control of Covid 19 effective 1 April 2021 and will be in force till 30 April 2021 |
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March 23, 2021 |
Government of India |
India |
As India continues to record spike in coronavirus cases, the government has announced that everybody above 45 years of age can be administered the COVID-19 vaccine doses from April 1, 2021. |
Read here |
March 22, 2021 |
Karnataka Government |
Travellers from Punjab and Chandigarh |
The Karnataka government on March 22, 2021 decided to make a negative COVID-19 report not older than 72 hours mandatory for travellers from Punjab and Chandigarh. The government had already made the provision for those from Kerala and Maharashtra. |
Read here |
March 21, 2021 |
Odisha Government |
Odisha |
The Malkangiri district administration in Odisha has announced night curfew across the district from Tuesday, 22 March 2021, 9pm till 6am on March 31. |
Read here |
March 21, 2021 |
Rajasthan Government |
Rajasthan |
As per the new guidelines by the Rajasthan government, passengers arriving from Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana would have to produce a Covid-19 negative report before entering the state. The government has also decided to impose a night curfew — 11pm to 5am in eight cities across the state in view of the rise in Covid-19 cases. The eight cities where night curfew will be imposed are: Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwara and Kushalgarh. |
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March 20, 2021 |
Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation |
Mumbai |
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued an order on Saturday stating that Passengers from Europe, UK, Middle East, South Africa and Brazil will no longer have to undergo the mandatory week-long institutional quarantine on arrival to Mumbai if they have received both doses of Covid vaccine. |
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| March 20, 2021 | Delhi High Court | Delhi High Court | Delhi High Court on Saturday has issued an Order stating that the existing system of mentioning, filing and hearing of matters in High Court shall continue until 30.04.2021. However, court shall permit hybrid videoconferencing hearing wherever a request is made by any of the parties and/or their Counsel. All other pending routine/ non urgent matters listed before this Court from 05.04.2021 to 30.04.2021 shall be adjourned to the dates as mentioned in the Office Order. |
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| March 20, 2021 | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) | Mumbai | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday stated that Rapid Antigen Testing for Covid-19 infections will be done randomly at crowded places in Mumbai in the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city. The tests would be done at malls, railway stations, bus depots, markets, tourist places, and government offices. Further, if a citizen refuses to get tested, they would be booked under Epidemic Act. | Read here |
| March 19, 2021 | Government of Madhya Pradesh | Indore, Bhopal Jabalpur | In view of the spike in coronavirus cases, the Madhya Pradesh government has announced lockdown in Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur on every Sunday till further orders. The lockdown will be in force from Saturday 10 PM to Monday 6 AM. | Read here |
| March 19, 2021 | Delhi High Court | District Courts of Delhi | Delhi High Court on Friday has issued an Order stating that hybrid hearing shall be conducted in District Courts of Delhi wherever possible along with a list of steps to be taken to avoid crowding in district courts. | Download here |
| March 19, 2021 | Delhi High Court | Delhi High Court | Delhi High Court on Friday has issued an Order stating that hybrid/video conference hearing shall be permitted in Delhi High Court wherever a request is made by any of the parties and/or their Counsel. | Download here |
| March 19, 2021 | Punjab Government | Punjab | To curb the rise of Covid-19 cases in Punjab, the government Chief has (in the 11 worst-hit districts, imposed a complete ban on all social gatherings and related functions, except for funerals/cremations/ weddings, which will be allowed with only 20 persons in attendance from Sunday, March 21. There is also a night curfew in these districts, from 9 pm to 5 am. Districts: Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, SBS Nagar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar and Moga |
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| March 18, 2021 | Andhra Pradesh Government | Andhra Pradesh | The government of Andhra Pradesh has issued certain guidelines dated 18 March 2021 to prevent and contain spread of covid 19 at Factories / Industries / Shops & Establishments. | Download here |
| March 17, 2021 | Gujarat Government | Ahmedabad | Amid a surge of COVID-19 cases, Gujarat Government has imposed restrictions suspending all public transport buses plying in Ahmedabad while all gyms, public parks and gardens have been shut. | Read here |
| March 17, 2021 | UP Government | Noida and Ghaziabad | Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC have been issued till May 25 in Ghaziabad and in Noida till April 30, 2021 to prevent gatherings because of rising Covid-19 cases and coming festivals including Holi. Section 144 of the CrPC prohibits the assembly of five or more people. | |
| March 16, 2021 | Madhya Pradesh government | Bhopal, Indore | In view of the rising cases of Covid 19 in the state, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to impose night curfew in Bhopal and Indore from March 17. Whereas markets in 8 cities-Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Ratlam, Burhanpur, Chhindwara, Betul, Khargone to shut at 10 pm. | Read here |
| March 15, 2021 | Madhya Pradesh government | Madhya Pradesh | In view of a spike in Covid-19 cases, the Madhya Pradesh government has issued new guidelines and said people coming to districts which share border with Maharashtra should be identified and advised a week-long quarantine. | Read here |
| March 15, 2021 | Gujarat Government | Gujarat | In view of the rising cases of Covid 19 in the state, the Gujarat government has decided to increase the night curfew timings in four major cities of the state by two hours.
The curfew will now remain in force in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot from 10 pm to 6 am from March 17 till March 31, 2021 |
Read here |
| March 15, 2021 | Maharashtra Government | Maharashtra | The Maharashtra Government has issued an order dated 15 March 2021 on easing of restrictions and phase wise re -opening of lockdown.
All offices except related to health and other essential services to operate at 50% attendance. |
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| March 13, 2021 | Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) | Air travel | DGCA has issued new guidelines on face masks, social distancing during air travel. Passengers will be de-boarded from flights if they don't wear masks properly inside the aircraft or don't follow Covid-19 appropriate behavior. If a passenger violates protocol despite repeated warnings, then the passenger will be treated as 'Unruly Passenger'. |
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| March 12, 2021 | Maharashtra Government | Panvel | In view of the rising cases of Covid 19 in the state, the Maharashtra government has announced night curfew in Panvel from March 12 to March 22, 2021. | Read here |
| March 12, 2021 | Maharashtra Government | Pune, Akola | As covid-19 cases in Pune surge, authorities have announced night curfew in Pune from 12th March until 31st March. The night curfew will be from 11 pm - 6 am. The administration has announced complete lockdown in Akola from March 12th. Lockdown will be effective from 8 pm on March 12th till 8 am on March 15th. |
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| March 11, 2021 | Punjab Government | Mohali, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib - Punjab | As covid-19 cases in Punjab surge, authorities have announced that night curfew will remain imposed in Mohali, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib from 12 March until further orders. The night curfew will be from 11 pm - 5 am. |
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| March 10, 2021 | Maharashtra Government | Nagpur |
The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to impose a weeklong lockdown in the state's Nagpur district from 15 to 21 March owing to the spike in coronavirus cases.' However, essential services such as vegetable, fruit shops, and milk booths will stay open. |
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| March 8, 2021 | Karnataka High Court | Passengers traveling to Karnataka | The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, 8 March 2021 rebuked the state government for not making changes to the order which imposed travel restrictions from the neighboring state of Kerala. A statement by the counsel appearing for the government had earlier said on March 5 that the order will be modified but the High Court was informed on Tuesday that the state government did not modify the order. | Read here |
| March 8, 2021 | Thane municipal corporation | Thane | The Thane municipal corporation on 9 March 2021 announced a “limited lockdown” or micro containment zones in 16 local hotspots till March 31, 2021. | Read here |
| March 8, 2021 | Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department | Passengers traveling to Tamil Nadu | In view of the spike in Covid-19 cases, the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department has issued fresh travel guidelines for domestic and international passengers. All passengers travelling to Tamil Nadu need to register on state website and apply for TN e-pass. | |
March 7, 2021 |
Maharashtra Government | Maharashtra | Amid rising Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, Aurangabad district on March 7, 2021 ordered night restrictions from 9 pm to 6 am from 11 March to 4 April to contain virus spread. Along with that, there will be full lockdown on weekends. | Read here |
| March 6, 2021 |
State Governments of several states |
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, | The Gujarat government has imposed a night curfew in the districts of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot till March 15 in view of a spike in the coronavirus disease cases in the state. Restrictions on assembly and night curfew are imposed in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district to prevent an upsurge in daily coronavirus figures is still in place until further notification. |
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| March 6, 2021 | State Government of Karnataka | Travelers from Kerala | The Karnataka government informed the state’s high court that Covid-19 related travel restrictions which were imposed in the neighboring state of Kerala will be modified. | Read here |
| March 5, 2021 | Supreme Court | Supreme Court | The Supreme Court has via circular dated 5 March 2021 announced that on an experimental basis, the final hearing/regular matters listed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays may be heard in the hybrid mode, as may be decided by the Hon’ble Bench, considering the number of parties in a matter as well as the limited capacity of the Court room. The hybrid physical hearings are to commence w.e.f 15th March 2021. |
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March 5, 2021 |
Nagpur Municipal Corporation | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Friday extended till March 14 the ongoing restrictions imposed on various activities and establishments. | Read here |
| March 4, 2021 | State Government of Punjab | Jalandhar and few other cities of Punjab |
Amid the rising cases of COVID-19, the Punjab administration has imposed a night curfew in Jalandhar from Saturday (March 6). The night curfew in Jalandhar will be in place from 11 pm to 5 am and the order will remain in place until further notifications. | |
March 4, 2021 |
State Government of Sikkim | Travelers from five |
Sikkim Health Department has imposed fresh travel restrictions on travelers from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka. A screening centre has also been set up in Siliguri, West Bengal which is the main entry point to the state. | Read here |
| March 3, 2021 | Australian Government | Australia | The Australian Government has extended its ban on international visitors until June, 17 2021. | Read here |
| March 3, 2021 | Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai |
Passengers arriving in Mumbai |
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has issued updated guidelines dated 3 March 2021 for international passengers travelling from UK, Middle East, South Africa, Europe and Brazil. | Download here |
| March 3, 2021 | Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
The Supreme Court is proposing to lift the suo moto extension of the limitation period for filing of cases granted by it last year on account of COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown. The bench headed by the Chief Justice of India told the Attorney General for India on 3 March 2021 that it was proposing to lift the ban on the running of limitation but might give a grace period of ninety more days with effect from the lifting of the extension of limitation. |
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March 2, 2021 |
Delhi High Court |
Delhi High Court |
The Delhi High Court has issued an order dated 2 March 2021 regarding guidelines to be followed upon resumption of physical hearing from 15 March 2021. |
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