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COVID-19: Legal Updates

Relief for Employers: New contribution scheme under EPF Act

April 2020
The Central Government on March 26, 2020 announced allocation of INR 17 million as relief under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to prevent employment disruption and support small businesses...
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MCA Allows Convening EGMs electronically

April 2020
In an effort to continue to support corporate India, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has issued yet another General Circular 14/2020 on April 8, 2020 (“Circular”) for promoting social...
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Impact on Indian Courts | Follow-up 2

April 2020
On April 06, 2020, SC passed another suo moto order and provided additional guidelines for functioning of courts through video conferencing. It stated (a) All measures that have been and...
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Coronavirus goes phishing

April 2020
COVID-19 has brought the world to a stand-still. It is rightly being called “infodemic” due to the efflux of related (mis)information on the internet. Since January 2020, 16,000 coronavirus-related domains...
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An Opportunity: MCA relaxes payment of additional fee in case of pending filings

April 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has announced a Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 (“the CFSS Scheme”) through a general circular 12/2020 dated March 30,...
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Telemedicine Guidelines, 2020 FAQ

April 2020
April 2020 On March 25, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India issued the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines (“Guidelines”) appended as Appendix 5 to the Indian Medical...
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Impact on Indian Courts | Follow-up 1

April 2020
In view of the 21-day lockdown and the notification of March 25, 2020, the Delhi High Court directed suspension of work at its premises and all subordinate courts to continue...
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FAQs on Force Majeure in Commercial Contracts During COVID-19

March 2020
Force majeure is a French word that means “superior force”. It includes all extraordinary events and circumstances that are beyond the control of a contracting party such as war, strikes,...
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Privacy On The Second Rung

March 2020
COVID-19 has de-globalized the world and yet, ushered a new global citizenship, where the order is simple – solidarity in isolation. In battling the highly contagious pandemic, governments are focused...
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Employment in Covid-19 Times: 15 Frequent Queries

March 2020
On March 24, 2020, the government ordered a nation-wide lockdown for 21 days effective from March 25, 2020 (“CG Notification”). Amidst this unprecedented situation, organizations have been grappling with various...
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