Regulatory Updates

Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s directions dated 6 April 2020, several High Courts have issued directions and guidelines regarding the conduct of hearings via videoconferencing (VC) (VC Hearings) for themselves as well their subordinate courts. Until recently, the preferred platform for conducting court proceedings appeared to be ‘Zoom’. However, following the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ advisory dated 12 April 2020 declaring ‘Zoom’ as unsafe (MHA Advisory), certain High Courts have opted to discontinue the use of ‘Zoom’.

This update is in furtherance of our ERGO coverage on COVID-19 outbreak where attempt to bring forth latest regulatory developments, occasioned by the upsurge in the number of positive cases in the country. We have set out below an overview of regulatory updates for the period between 14 April 2020 to 23 April 2020.

To tackle the various logistical challenges and hardships faced by various corporate entities in ensuring continuity of business in the midst of the various restrictions imposed pursuant to the COVID – 19 outbreak, regulators have announced various relaxations for such entities in relation to compliance with certain legal requirements.

The past week saw a flurry of activity in connection with the adoption and implementation of the virtual system of functioning by the Indian judicial machinery.

As the nation has entered the final week of the 21 day nation-wide lockdown announced by the Indian Prime Minister with effect from 25 March 2020 pursuant to the COVID – 19 outbreak, we take a stock of key regulatory measures taken on Central as well as State levels by authorities which have a direct impact on the power sector. We have set out below an overview of the key regulatory updates impacting the power sector:

As the government introduces further measures to ensure continuity of business in the midst of the ongoing country wide lock-down pursuant to the COVID – 19 outbreak, we have set out below an overview of the key corporate and commercial regulatory updates for the period between 28 March 2020 and 3 April 2020

To tackle the various logistical challenges and hardships faced by various corporate entities in ensuring continuity of business in the midst of the various restrictions imposed pursuant to the COVID – 19 outbreak, regulators have announced various relaxations for such entities in relation to compliance with certain legal requirements.

Further to our Ergo Updates in 5 March 2020, 12 March 2020, 13 March 2020, 16 March 2020 and 20 March 2020, we set out below latest regulatory updates in respect of COVID-19 outbreak.

Further to our Ergo Updates in5 March 2020, 12 March 2020, 13 March 2020 and 16 March 2020, we set out below latest regulatory updates in respect of COVID-19 outbreak.