country and announced that the entire country
shall be in complete lockdown from 25th March, 2020 for a period of 21 days
while ensuring maintenance ... their strict implementation.
9. It is averred that no sooner the lockdown of 21 days was to complete on
15.04.2020 than the Central Government vide
that it was actually
working on the project till the imposition of
lockdown on 22nd March, 2020, or at least shortly
prior thereto ... view of the sudden and
emergent imposition of lockdown, the interests of
justice would justify an ad interim injunction,
restraining invocation or encashment
suspension of payment of rent by tenants owing to the COVID-19
lockdown crisis and the legal questions surrounding the same. The COVID-
19 pandemic ... relationships and jural relationships between parties are severely affected
due to the lockdown. The question as to whether the lockdown would entitle
tenants to claim
April 2020 and 20 July
2020.
A The Notifications
2 A nationwide lockdown was declared by the Central Government from 24
March 2020 to prevent ... COVID-19 pandemic. Economic activity
came to a grinding halt. The lockdown was extended on several occasions,
among them for the second time
charge
demurrage, ground rent, container detention charges etc. till the lockdown
is functional and to permit traders/members of petitioner/Foundation to
lift/ de-stuff ... 24th March, 2020 and 15th April, 2020 by Ministry of
Home Affairs, lockdown was imposed from 22nd March, 2020 till
deduction, for the period
their establishments are under closure during the
lockdown.
2. In the writ petitions apart from challenging the D.O.
dated ... make full payment of wages to the
employees during the period of lockdown. In few of
the writ petitions, directions have also been sought
petitioner narrated global impact of Covid-19 being caused
and declaration of lockdowns in more than 130 countries in the entire
world. In view ... Home Affairs had issued certain guidelines. The Government
of India had imposed lockdown from 14.04.2020 onwards for
containment of Covid-19 pandemic, barring essential Services
This petition raises an interesting question of the effect of the
lockdown declared by the Central Government due to the outbreak of the
COVID ... could be concluded, on 23.03.2020, the Government of
India declared a nationwide lockdown with effect from 24.03.2020 due to
the spread of the COVID
contain spread of COVID-19, respondents-State
.
Government on 23.03.2020 imposed lockdown followed by
curfew in the State. Due to continuation of lockdown/
curfew ... represented to the
respondent that there being no respite from imposition of
lockdown/curfew in District Kullu-a tourist place, it will not
be possible
expiry of 90 days, however, unfortunately, on 24/03/2020, a nationwide
lockdown was imposed by the Government of India in view of adverse
circumstances ... created by pandemic covid-19 in the country. The lockdown
was extended from time to time which crippled the functioning of most
