Enforcement and amendment of constitutional laws to fight covid-19

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly infectious, primarily spreads between people during close contact, government enforced laws for public preventive measures which helped to flatten the epidemic peak curve.

 Methods

We meticulously searched the Indian database in addition also pooled the current news from daily.

 Discussion

Constitutional laws were enforced and realigned during the COVID-19 pandemic to secure 'Life' over 'Liberty'. The Epidemic Disease Act (EDA)1897 antique 123 year old British colonial era law, was the main legal weapon along with and section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1973 to restrict movement of people and spreading of the virus .An amendment was made in EDA act wherein attacking medics can cost 7 years jail The Ministry of Consumer Affairs brought alcohol based hand sanitisers and masks (2-ply, 3-ply variety and N95) under the purview of the Essential Commodities Act (EC Act) until June 30 to enhance the availability of these products to the public, at fair prices and also applied the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodites Act (PBMMSEC). The Disaster Management Act 2005 took care of the law of lockdown and quarantine, preparedness of all hospitals The others ACTs implemented were Essential Services Maintenance ACT(ESMA), Disaster and Public Emergency Special Provisions Act.

Conclusions

Law proved to be the best medicine in taking precautionary measures to safe guard lives against the deadly COVID -19.

Keywords: Epidemic Disease Act (EDA)1897, Essential Commodities Act (EC Act) of 1955,.Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) ,Law of quarantine.

Author(s): Kavita M Jaiswa1*, Hrishikesh P Jaiswal2, Prakash S Jaiswal3

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