ORDER :

S.Manikumar, J.

In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases and lockdown declared by the Government of India and State of Kerala and taking note of the inconvenience faced by the litigants in approaching the courts for ventilating the grievances, on 19.5.2021, a Full Bench of this Court in suo motu W.P. (C)No.11316 of 2021 passed a detailed order. We also passed orders directing the State/Central/public sector undertakings not to take steps for recovery.

2. Subsequently, order dated 19.05.2021 has been modified to certain extent. Taking note of the closure of the suo motu writ petition initiated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, a Full Bench of this court closed the suo motu writ petition on 06.08.2021.

3. Now, in Miscellaneous Application Nos.21 of 2022 and 29 of 2022 in Miscellaneous Application No.665 of 2021 in Suo Motu Writ Petition (C) No.3 of 2020, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, taking note of the arguments advanced by the learned counsel, the impact of the surge of the virus on public health and adversities faced by the litigants in the prevailing conditions, while