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Plea for distributing customs seized PPE kits to health workers rejected

The bench said the owners might come to court seeking release of their goods, so the same cannot be utilised for any other purpose

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As the bench warned of imposing costs in the matter, the petitioner withdrew his plea and it was disposed of as withdrawn

Press Trust of India New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 26 2020 | 1:41 PM IST

The Delhi High Court Friday termed as a "wastage of judicial time" a plea seeking direction to the Centre to release the customs confiscated PPE kits, face masks and sanitisers for distributing them to Covid-19 front line warriors including health workers and police personnel.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan declined to entertain the plea, saying "courts cannot do charity at the cost of others", like the owners of the seized goods in the instant matter.

The bench said the owners might come to court seeking release of their goods, so the same cannot be utilised

Topics : Coronavirus Delhi High Court health workers in India Customs

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