Government e-Marketplace (GeM),a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has made it mandatory for sellers to indicate Country of Origin while registering all new products on GeM. Further, sellers have also been asked to indicate the Country of Origin for their existing products on GeM. Non-compliance with this direction could result in products being removed from GeM.

GeM has taken this step to promote the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ objectives of the Government of India. In the new feature enabled by the GeM on its online portal, the Country of Origin as well as the local content percentage are visible in the marketplace for all items. Further, the ‘Make in India’ filter has also now been enabled on the portal.

The press release can be accessed at – https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1633511.

The High Court of Delhi has issued a notification enabling holding mediation sessions through video-conferencing. The notification also elaborates on the procedure to be followed in online mediation proceedings. The notification can be accessed at: http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_Z4XCD72WY9Z.PDF

It has been notified that the suspension of physical functioning of the High Court of Delhi and its subordinate Courts has been extended until July 15, 2020.

The notifications can be accessed at: http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_54ISE3I9MMI.PDF and http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_1JWS36WB4A5.PDF

The High Court of Delhi has published the ‘Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts 2020’. These rules elaborate on the procedure to be followed at various stages in Court proceedings which are being conducted through Video Conferencing. The rules can be accessed at: http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_E5XZG1G6UD8.PDF.

In furtherance of the High Court of Delhi Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts 2020, the Court has notified that links for viewing court hearings can be obtained by contacting the concerned Court Master/court official on their mobile phone numbers published in the cause list by 9 p.m. on the day prior to the date of hearing. If the concerned Court Master/court official cannot be contacted by 9 pm on the date prior to the date of hearing, the person seeking a link should get in touch with the Court Master/court official by 10 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

The Court has further clarified that no request will be entertained once the hearing has commenced, except with the permission of the court.

The notification can be accessed at: http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_VHTTKW9Q8XI.PDF