COVID SOP VIOLATORS: SC ASKS AUTHORITIES TO TAKE STRICT ACTION

A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan called for a joint effort by the authorities and citizens to fight against Covid-19 and asked all states to act vigilantly and work with the Centre harmoniously. “Despite the guidelines and SOPs issued, for lack of implementation, the pandemic has spread like wildfire. Strict and stern action […]

Supreme court
by Shalini Bhardwaj - December 19, 2020, 3:43 am

A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan called for a joint effort by the authorities and citizens to fight against Covid-19 and asked all states to act vigilantly and work with the Centre harmoniously.

“Despite the guidelines and SOPs issued, for lack of implementation, the pandemic has spread like wildfire. Strict and stern action should be taken against those who are violating the guidelines and SOPs, whoever he may be and whatever position the violator is occupying,” read the copy of the order passed by the court.