Delhi (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: Considering the situation of covid-19 in the country, Supreme Court of India gave orders to Kerala Government, to follow orders as given in Kanwar Yatra Case this year. As Kerala Government decided to give relaxation for Bakrid celebration, Apex Court condemned the decision and gave strict warning to Kerala government.
Hearing the plea filed against the Kerala government for easing the Covid-19 curbs for Bakrid, SC said that, if case will spike in Kerala after the (Eid-al-Adha festival) Bakrid than appropriate action will be taken against them. As the Kerala is witnessing highest number of cases in the country and increasing number of delta variants is also a point of concern.
“We now come to notification which is specific to Bakrid. Even a cursory glance at this notification shows that all non-essential shops which were in Category A are now allowed in Category A-C. In category D, all these shops were enabled to function on July 19. This discloses that the state government has given in to the association of traders who represented before the government and that they have stocked goods for Bakrid. The state has blindly recorded that shops will follow Covid protocols. This is an alarming state of affairs. To give in to the pressure tactics so that citizenry of India to a nationwide pandemic discloses a sorry state of affairs. The usage of “as far as possible” and assurances from traders do not inspire any confidence in the people of India. This affidavit dislcoses a sorry state of affairs and does not in any real manner safeguard Right to Health guaranteed to citizens under Article 21. It was pointed out that the relaxation of a day to category D was uncalled for. We direct the state of Kerala to pay heed to Article 21 (read with Article 144) of the Constitution of India and follow our orders given in the Kanwar Yatra case,” the SC bench ruled.
