[Breaking] Plea In SC Seeks Declaration Of Financial Emergency Under Article 360 Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

In the backdrop on national lockdown imposed to curb the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic, a Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to direct the Central Government to declare 'Financial Emergency' under Article 360 of the Constitution.The petition filed by think-tank Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) states that the lockdown cannot...