The feasibility of making Two-Child Law as criteria for government jobs, aids, and subsidies, right to vote, right to contest, right to property, right to free shelter, has been challenged in the Supreme Court, seeking direction to the Centre to frame effective rules.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has been directed to determine within six weeks the ex-gratia amount that can be paid to each Covid victim. The Supreme Court has said that NDMA has been failed to discharge its statutory duty.
The Sikkim High Court stated that the Centre as well the State must act in unison to provide the necessary infrastructure to all the districts in Sikkim so that the RT-PCR testing facilities are available for every citizen of the State easily.
In its judgment in a suo motu matter titled “In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers”, the Suoreme Court has directed the Centre, States to complete the process of the portal for a national database for migrants and implement one nation one ration card scheme by 31 July.
The Centre has filed a 380-page affidavit responding to the slew of questions raised by the Apex Court in its May 31 order while hearing the suo-motu case related to Covid management in the country.
The Central government has told the Supreme Court that it cannot afford to pay ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of people who have died due to Covid-19.