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Acting on its own, SC takes note of migrants workers' misery in lockdown

The top court listed the matter for May 28 and asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to assist it on the issues

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Vasai: Migrants from Uttar Pradesh leave from Suncity due to no train facility to their native places following only one train was going to Odisha, during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. (PTI Photo)

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2 min read Last Updated : May 26 2020 | 7:03 PM IST

The Supreme Court Tuesday took a suo moto cognizance of the problems of migrant workers who were stranded in states and cities when the country was locked down to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah issued notice to the Centre, states and Union Territories and sought their replies by May 28 on the steps taken to redeem the situation.

The top court listed the matter for May 28 and asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to assist it on the issue.

The coronavirus lockdown has triggered a massive

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown migrant crisis Migration Indian Railways Supreme Court

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