Under a poignant and evocative headline in this issue of India Legal, “Going Home to Die on the Road”, (read here) penned by the author himself, IIT science professor Dinesh Mohan addresses the gruesome phenomenon of India’s lockdown-smitten migrant workers being crushed to death on roads by vehicles
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday while dealing with the PIL had issued notice to the State Government and asked them to explain the policy and norms for providing medical facilities and treatment to the migrant workmen.
The High Court of Patna on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the video of a child trying to wake his dead mother lying on the Muzaffarpur Railway Station.
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday has issued several directions the State Governments while hearing to the Suo Motu Petition for Migrant Labourers in the Country.
Supreme court to hear plea seeking directions to Centre & State Govts to immediately identify moving/stranded migrant workers & make expeditious arrangements of transportation, temporary shelter, food and medical support in a dignified manner, till the National Lockdown owing to COVID-19 continuous