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The NCLT acknowledged the impact of force majeure events, particularly the unprecedented rise in coal prices and operational disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on Corporate Debtor.
“If the officers had allowed or compelled the petitioners to work in the field for the safety of people, specifically when the country was fighting hard against the COVID-19 pandemic, then such an action of the officers cannot be said to be contrary to law or mala fide.”
Justice Dipankar Datta served as a Judge in the Calcutta High Court, and as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, prior to being sworn in as Supreme Court Judge on 12-12-2022.
“School management was not justified in demanding fees for services which are provided only when the school runs in physical mode.”
In February 2024, the Court imposed a temporary ban on misleading advertisements and issued contempt of court notices to Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna.
The Court was of the view that the only test in such extraordinary situations must be as to whether the medical treatment is actually availed of. Once the answer is in affirmative, the reimbursement must be full while dealing with such cases pertaining to COVID pandemic.
The MP High Court provided compensation of Rs 50 lakh under Mukhyamantri COVID -19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojna and also imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh for unnecessary harassment.
Relying on the principle of Equity, the Commission stated that a compensation of 25 lakhs is justifiable given that the resort did not incur any expense for the wedding arrangements.
Rajasthan High Court held that the Court must consider Unforeseen Circumstances in Contract Disputes, thereby, balancing equity for a just decision.
Law Commission expressed that “Given the shifting social patterns and growing population, the management, control and prevention of epidemic diseases cannot be restricted to a century old law.”
The present case show that the husband of the petitioner had contracted COVID-19 and was admitted in the hospital on 25-04-2021 and his health condition did not improve thereafter, and he passed away after two months in the hospital itself only due to COVID-19 complications.
Justice Dipankar Datta was born on 09-02-1965 in a Bengali family. He served as a Judge in Calcutta High Court, and as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, then he was sworn in as Supreme Court Judge on 12-12-2022 by Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India.
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“The shield of accidental insurance in the shape of the accident on duty were meant to reassure a health worker that the government stood by him and his family members in the time of the dire crisis.”
Prominent Kannada actor Chatan Kumar, was granted conditional interim protection from cancellation of his OCI card until the next date of hearing, which has been set in June.
The Supreme Court observed that the undertrial prisoners/convicts were not released on merits but were released only to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus among prisoners in over-crowded prisons.
Justice Dipankar Datta, was born on 09-02-1965 in a Bengali family. He served as a Judge in the Calcutta High Court, and as a Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, then he was sworn in as Supreme Court Judge by Chief Justice Dr D.Y. Chandrachud on 12-12-2022
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Karnataka High Court observed that merely because Covaxin is being taken by public, it will not make a private contract enforceable or justiciable in the Courts of law, which are pre-dominantly meant for public law remedy.