PROACTIVE STEPS TAKEN BY JUDICIARY AMIDST COVID 19
Almost all Courts& Tribunalshave extended interim orders & urgent cases vide e-filing with registry. Some major steps in a nutshell below:
23.03.2020: Supreme Court- limitation extended from 15.03.2020 until further orders (Suomoto Writ petition (Civil) No. 3/2020).
24.03.2020: Karnataka High Court– has closed down (only urgent matters) until 04.04.2020 (Notification HCBB 75/2020).
25.03.2020: Kerala High Court– extended all anticipatory bails for a period of one month from the date of order (Suo Moto Writ petition No. 9400/2020).
25.03.2020: Delhi High Court-extended all interim orders subsisting on 16.03.2020 till 15.05.2020 (Suo Moto Writ petition No. Urgent 2/2020).
26.03.2020: Bombay High Court-extended all interim orders until 30.04.2020 (Suo Moto Writ petition No. Urgent 2/2020).
27.03.2020: Telangana High Court– has closed down (only urgent matters on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) untill 14.04.2020 (Notification No. 394/SO/2020). Also extended all interim orders subsisting on 20.03.2020 till 07.06.2020 (Suo Moto Writ petition No. Urgent 1/2020).