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This section contains important Central and State notifications, Guidelines, Advisories and Court orders issued with reference to Covid-l9.



13 April 2020
Collectorate, District Nanded, Government of Maharashtra
Extension of CrPC 1973 Section 144 till 30th April
Labour & Employment – State & Union Territories
13 April 2020
Labour Department, Government of Karnataka
Not to terminate the workers and not to reduce the wages.Under the said order, the Labour Department has "directed" employers not to terminate employees or reduce wages and to treat employees' absence from work as paid leave. The order threatens employers with penal action under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 for any violation. It is pertinent to note that the penal provisions under the said Act extend to imprisonment and fines of varying periods and amounts.
Labour & Employment – State & Union Territories
13 April 2020
Government of Maharashtra
Extension of revised lockdown orders dated March 25
Labour & Employment – State & Union Territories
9 April 2020
Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Telangana
Advisory to curb the spread of Corona virus- propagation and implementation of mask-on policy, at all levels of the state.
Labour & Employment – State & Union Territories
8 April 2020
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Clarification issued by MCA on passing of Resolutions by Companies under the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules thereunder on account of Covid-19 pandemic.
Corporate Commercial
8 April 2020
Company Law update
Circular issued by the MCA, permitting companies to convene their EGMs through video conferencing
Corporate Commercial
6 April 2020
Supreme Court
Guidelines for Court functioning through Video conferencing during Covid-19 pandemic
Litigation & Disputes Practice
6 April 2020
Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Telangana
Ban on the spitting of paan/any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco product, sputum etc. in public places and institutions
Labour & Employment – State & Union Territories
1 April 2020
Reserve Bank of India
Reforms in realization and repatriation of export proceeds, reviewing of the Ways and Means limits for State Governments and implementation of counter-cyclical capital buffer, announced by Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank of India announced measures for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, such as a) extending the time for realization and repatriation of exportproceeds for exports made up to or on July 31, 2020, to 15 months from the date of export; b) constituting an Advisory Committee to review the Ways and Means limits for State Governments and Union Territories; and c) implementation of counter-cyclical capital buffer.
Regulatory Affairs
1 April 2020
Tax law update
Extension of time limits for compliance under Indian tax laws
Regulatory Affairs
1 April 2020
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Central Government to Principal employers on wages or salary deduction
Labour & Employment - Centre
31 March 2020
Reserve Bank of India (Foreign Exchange Management)
The Reserve Bank of India has introduced an amendment pertaining to the 'realisation period' and 'repatriation' of export proceeds vide Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 on March 31, 2020 followed by a press release on April 1, 2020. As per the amendment and the clarification provided by the RBI, the time period for realization and repatriation of export proceeds for exports made up to or on July 31, 2020 has been extended to a period of 15 months (earlier 9 months) from the date of export. This relief measure will enable the exporters to realise their receipts, especially from COVID-19 affected countries within the extended period and provide greater flexibility to the exporters to negotiate future export contracts with buyers abroad.
Regulatory Affairs

This section enlists articles and write-ups in which our lawyers have lent their perspective on important judgments and developments related to Covid-l9.



28 May 2021
Patent Waiver for Covid-19 Vaccines Necessary or Reckless (Mondaq)
Lynn Lazaro, Resident Partner
30 September 2020
Covid-19: Counterfeit Products and Fake Goods-Indian Law Perspective
Lynn Lazaro, Resident Partner
7 September 2020
COVID-19 : A Force Majeure Event Or Simply A Pandemic?
6 August 2020
Chennai Tribunal, holds loan foreclosure charges not subject to Service tax
Shampa Bhattacharya, Partner
24 June 2020
Covid-19: Impact on Right to Life and Personal Liberty during pandemic – Published in LexisNexis India
30 April 2020
Contracts and force majeure during a pandemic – Published in the Indian Business Law Journal – (Indo-Japanese Business Corridor)
28 April 2020
Injunctive relief against invocation of bank guarantee on the basis of special equities under section 9 of the arbitration act
Preetam D’Souza, Partner
Ranjit Mahishi, Partner
24 April 2020
Lockdown 2.0-MHA Notification -Some Ambiguities and Discrepancies Persist While New Ones Crop Up (Mondaq)
Manish Dembla, Partner
23 April 2020
Impact of Supreme Court’s order of March 23, 2020
20 April 2020
Covid 19-Company Law Update on the New Circular Issued by the MCA (IN) (Mondaq)
8 April 2020
E-Courts: A possible solution for pending litigation amid Covid-19?
Vishal Bhardwaj, Senior Associate
8 April 2020
Impact of Force Majeure in Indian commercial contracts
Preetam D’Souza, Partner
Ranjit Mahishi, Partner
3 April 2020
Functioning of Courts in India and Abroad during Covid-19 Pandemic
30 March 2020
9.After Drop in Sales, Will Covid-19 Lead to Eviction of Retailers from Malls (Mondaq)
24 March 2020
COVID-19: An Update for India March 24, 2020
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