Recently, the Central Government through gazette notification dated March 24, 2020 specified one crore rupees as the minimum amount of default for initiation of proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘the Code’). This represents a hundred-fold increase from the current level of one lakh rupees.

The Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines for e-Filing and Video Conferencing in District Courts across the state of Karnataka. Notably, the e-filing facility shall be made available in addition to the manual filing facility available.

Karnataka Government has issued strict orders against eviction of doctors and paramedical staff over COVID -19 scare. The order issued by the Government says:
” strict penal action against such landlords / house-owners under the relevant provisions of the law and submit an Action Taken Report on a daily basis to the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department “

The Tripura High Court has notified that it will now accept court documents in A4 size paper. Further internal communications of the High Court registry are also to be in A4 size paper hereafter.

The Delhi High Court has restrained an e-rickshaw manufacturer, bearing the mark ‘DMW’, from using any mark which is identical or deceptively similar to that of the German automobile manufacturer, BMW.*

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a series of financial aid measures that will be carried out during the 21 day pan-India lockdown to curb the spread of the Novel Coronavirus.

While dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the Allahabad High Court has issued special directions pertaining to interim orders, demolition and bail orders in view of the 21-day Coronavirus lockdown.

In view of the country-wide lockdown to combat the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and given the restricted access to courts during this time, the Principal Bench of the Madras High Court has extended the life of all its interim orders until April 30.

In the absence of any policy for rare diseases, the Delhi High Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences to start the treatment of an 18-month-old girl suffering from a rare disease called ‘Gaucher’.

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions for declaration of a financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution on account of the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Senior Advocate Pururshaindra Kaurav has been appointed Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh by the newly formed BJP Government in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday passed an order extending the life of all interim orders passed by courts in the State until April 30, in view of the pan-India lockdown prompted by the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Supreme Court may use alternative platforms such as WhatsApp, Facetime, or Skype to continue hearing matters of extreme urgency in case of linkage issues in Vidyo App.

Amidst nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, the Advocate General of Chhatisgarh High Court, Satish Chandra Verma and several others are reportedly under self-quarantine after the Deputy Advocate General, Hamida Siddiqui attended a social gathering which had foreign-returned.