Govt not to Initiate any Recoveries Actions till April 6, 2020 to controll spread of COVID-19: Allahabad HC

Relevant Extract of Order is given below:

10. Accordingly in our considered opinion all the concerned competent authorities both administrative and non- administrative under the State Government be issued directions restraining them from taking any coercive measures against any person or body of persons in the society so as to force him/them to approach the Court for the redressal of grievance and accordingly we issue following directions:

a. All the recovery proceedings at the end of the district administration, financial institutions and other administrative bodies/authorities/agencies and otherwise at the end of the instrumentalities of the State shall be deferred for a period of two weeks i.e. till 6.4.2020.

Govt not to Initiate any Recoveries Actions till April 6, 2020 to controll spread of COVID-19: HC

b. All the auction proceedings, if any pending or initiated in the meanwhile, shall remain deferred for a period of two weeks i.e. till 6.4.2020.

c. The District Magistrates and the Administrative Authorities are also restrained from issuing any directions for presence of any person or persons in connection with any pending or any other proceeding for a period of two weeks i.e. till 6.4.2020.

d. No demolition exercise shall be carried out at the instance of District Administration or any authorities under the State Government/local bodies for a period of two weeks i.e. till 6.4.2020.

e. No eviction or dispossession exercise against anyone be undertaken for a period of two weeks i.e. till 6.4.2020. 

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