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- Published: July 9, 2020 17:20
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up Maharashtra government for filing an affidavit stating that all is fine in the state.
A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah was hearing the suo moto cognisance the apex court took and some PILs filed on the plight of migrant labourers who are stranded in different parts of the country.
The top court stated that it cannot accept Maharashtra’s approach that all migrants are provided food and that it has no knowledge of any deficiency in dealing with migrant workers and none of them are left to be sent home.
It further observed that it is obligation of the State government to identify migrant workers in need and not getting food and, who want to go home.
The Supreme Court has asked Maharashtra government to file proper affidavit and adjourned the matter for further hearing on next Friday.
During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal told the Bench that a national plan for COVID-19 is needed.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the national plan for COVID management as sought in a petition filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation through advocate Prashant Bhushan is already on record.
Mehta stated that government has COVID-19 containment plan also.
