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#SupremeCourt to shortly hear its suo motu case concerning the decision of Uttar Pradesh government to permit Kanwar Yatra in the state amind #COVID19 pandemic. The court had made it clear that no right is above the Right to Health of the Indian citizenry.

Thereafter,a decision was taken to cancel Kanwar Yatra in the State of Uttar Pradesh this year in view of COVID-19 pandemic by the state.

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Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman led bench will peruse the additional affidavit submitted by the state of UP today.
#supremecourt #kanwaryatra #suomotu

Matter to start shortly

Justice Nariman calls for today's affidavit

Sr Adv CS Vaidyanathan: All Kanwar sanghs have greed that in view of COVID19, they will cancel the yatra, there will be no kanwar yatra at all.

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Vaidyanathan: If at local level a devotee visits a local temple then its no yatra at all and has to maintain the COVID protocols in place

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Vaidyanathan: Delhi and Uttarakhand will not hold Kanwar Yatra

Senior Adv Vikas Singh appears for an intervenor seeking quashing of lockdown relaxations imposed by Kerala for Bakrid.

Justice Nariman seeks details of the intervention applications

Sr. Adv. K. Radhakrishnan appears for another Intervenor.

Radhakrishnan: social and religious congregations are to be suspended till at least 80% people are vaccinated

#SupremeCourt #COVID19

Sr Adv Vikas Singh: Kerala has the highest cases in the country today. It’s surprising to know that they still have increasing numbers when others have suppressed the situation. Actual numbers may vary, 10.96% positivity rate is there

Singh: UP has 59 case and Kerala has 13,000 COVID cases. Please pass some orders. Only 2 days there now.

Adv G Prakash: only some shops have been opened in Kerala. Lockdown has been lifted squarely for this reason in some areas for facilitating the festival. otherwise shops are open in Kerala

Singh: There cant be anything populous during COVID

Prakash: each day we are publishing covid positive cases. we will file a detailed.

Justice Nariman: file a detailed reply today. We will take it up tomorrow

Supreme Court: UP has filed an affidavit today in the Kanwar Yatra case. considering that the pattern of last year will be followed, it is clear that kanwar sanghs of various districts have consented that yatra will be postponed this year too due to health and safety reasons

SC: It is necessary to close this matter. It is to remind that authorities at all levels when untoward incidents which directly affect lives of the public take place will be looked upon sternly and action should be taken immediately.

SC: We have heard Sr Adv Radhakrishnan who has intervened asking us to see Union and state govt is vigilant so that infection of contagious diseases which can spread interstate can be contained. We appreciate his concern

SC: In the Bakrid IA, Sr Adv Vikas Singh appears, state of Kerala seeks time to fie a reply. Given the situation and the celebration going on in the state, a reply be filed by end of today, MATTER to be item 1 before us tomorrow
#supremecourt #bakrid

Supreme Court closes case against UP after cancellation of Kanwar Yatra; Kerala ordered to file response by end of today on plea against relaxations for Bakrid

report by @DebayonRoy

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