This Article is From Apr 27, 2020

Directed Centre To Provide Food, Shelter To Needy Amid Lockdown: CJI SA Bobde

CJI SA Bobde said that the judiciary is doing whatever it can at this time of coronavirus crisis.

Directed Centre To Provide Food, Shelter To Needy Amid Lockdown: CJI SA Bobde

CJI Bobde said the crime rate has come down during the lockdown. (Representational)

New Delhi:

Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde on Monday said that the Supreme Court has given proper directions to the Centre to provide food, shelter, psychological counselling and other basic necessities to the needy people during the lockdown.

"We have given proper directions to the Central government to provide food, shelter, psychological counselling and other basic necessities to the needy people during this COVID-19 lockdown," CJI Bobde told reporters in New Delhi.

He said that the judiciary is doing whatever it can at this time of crisis.

"It is up to the executive to decide how it can handle the situation effectively, as far as deploying money, relief materials and volunteers are concerned. It should ensure how speedily it can handle the crisis with a humane angle. The executive should thereby prioritise its system for expeditiously dealing with the crisis," CJI Bobde said.

Dispelling concerns of people not having access to justice, the CJI said that the number of cases filed in the Supreme Court has in fact increased during the lockdown.

"In January 2020, there were 205 cases filed daily in the Supreme Court. But in April, 305 cases have been filed through e-filing, which indicates that there is an increase in filing of cases during this lockdown period," the CJI said.

"Miscreants are not committing crimes. The crime rate has come down and at the same time the police action against the violators has also reduced," he added.

Talking about the top court hearings during the lockdown, the CJI said that the video conferencing proceedings are here to stay, however, he added that it will not entirely replace the court hearings.

CJI Bobde said that human lives are precious and that the executive can't allow the lives of citizens to be endangered. If that happens, the court will intervene and restore people's rights, he added.

World

67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.

India

4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.

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