Lockdown has brought great disparity within various sections of the society across the country, so much so amongst the legal professionals who have been deprived of their day to day professional work. In the legal arena of our country, things are set to take a paradigm shift.
A PIL has been filed in Delhi High Court seeking directions to formulate and constitute a committee to inspect and audit the account and management of private hospitals in Delhi.
The Delhi Government has said that suspected COVID-19 patients, ranging moderate to severe categories, cannot be denied admission by any hospital in Delhi even if they have not proved to be COVID Positive.
A PIL has been filed in Delhi High Court challenging the order of the Delhi Government regarding COVID19 test making it limited to only symptomatic patients and asymptomatic individuals are restricted from being tested.
The High Court of Calcutta has directed the Centre and the State Government to file a report providing the details as to whose opinion was sought before relaxing the guidelines for COVID 19 lockdown.
The Jammu and Kashmir High has taken note of the importance of e-connectivity Court while monitoring the multiple issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has extended limited functioning of the high court as well as of its subordinate courts till June 13th, 2020. The Court has also issued directions regarding the functioning of Courts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The Government of India has considered the matter regarding relaxation of the visa & travel restrictions for certain categories of foreign nationals who need to come to India. It has been decided to permit the following categories of foreign nationals to come to India: -
The Petition has been filed by an organization "DOCTORS FOR YOU” which is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and represented through its President Dr Rajat Jain who is a medical practitioner.