INDIA NEEDS TO ENACT A COVID-19 LAW
INDIA NEEDS TO ENACT A COVID-19 LAW Ad Hoc and reactive rule-making reveals the lack of co-ordination between the Union and State Goverments The nationwide lockdown has been central to the government's strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic with businesses closed, supply chains disrupted, timelines extended and contracts terminated, this exercise has caused the organised sector unprecedented economic losses. In the unorganised sector, there has been a complete breakdown with little or no legal recoures for those who are affected. While the lockdown has helped contain community spread of the disease, a legal and legislative audit of this exercise has evaded scrutiny so far. As we are now in the seventh week of the lockdown, it is imperative and timely that we assess its underlying legislative soundness. LAWS GOVERNING LOCK...