Constitutional Legality of the Limits of Sanctions and Extent of Liberty in the View of Coronavirus Pandemic in India
Keywords:
Janta Curfew, Lockdown, Pandemic, Epidemic, MSME, Self-Reliance.Abstract
As we all are familiar with the word coronavirus officially named as (COVID-19). The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a pandemic situation because of its global spread. India rapidly responded and clamped Lockdown after a JANTA CURFEW ordered by our honorable Prime Minister on 22ndof March 2020. Then after that curfew a new challenge for all came into light (i.e. Lockdown) from March 25, 2020, to April 14, 2020 which was named as a first lockdown and then 2nd lockdown started from 15th April 2020 to 3rd May 2020 then followed third lockdown mainly from 4th May 2020 to 17th May 2020. The government has played a very important role to fight from this epidemic situation by applying restrictions on social gathering that comes under section-144 of CRPC Act. In the recent speech of our honorable PM Narendra Modi which was held on 13thMay 2020 he talked about Self-reliance and 5 Pillars. Economy Infrastructure System Demography and Demand (supply chain). Announced MSME package (for land, labor, liquidity) of Rs.20 Lakh Crore (10% of GDP, more to be announced by FM). The Government legitimized flow into at the constructional mandate of Article 47 and Entry 29 of the 7th agenda of the Constitution of India, 1950. It has moreover carried out time tested quarantine regulation contained beneath Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. Such a health emergency turns out to be no longer contemplated under the Constitution of India, 1950; therefore, it has anticipated calamitous situation underpinned Disaster Management Act, 2005, to chart the preventive approach of COVID-19. The innovation of COVID-19 as disaster and disaster equipped into the word' beyond the coping capability of the network.'
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