Lockdown Violation

Prosecution for defying national lockdown orders, often under the Epidemic Diseases Act and Indian Penal Code.

1. Tablighi Jamaat Nizamuddin Markaz COVID-19 Superspreader Case

2. Jurisdiction: India (March 2020)
3. Original Case: Tablighi Jamaat Nizamuddin Markaz cluster
4. DefendantsMaulana Saad KandhlawiPlaintiffsDelhi PoliceInvestigatorsDelhi Police Crime BranchJudgesChief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj SharmaInstitutionsTablighi JamaatNizamuddin MarkazSupreme Court of India
5. Case Tags: COVID-19 Superspreader;Lockdown Violation;Epidemic Diseases Act;Religious Gathering Laws