SC gives Centre, states 15 days to take migrant workers to their homes

Top court asks authorities to withdraw legal complaints against migrant workers

Migrant workers stranded in the nationwide lockdown — first implemented on March 24 to contain the spread of coronavirus, and extended four times subsequently — must be transported to their homes within 15 days, the Supreme Court told the central and state governments on Tuesday.
 
The court also asked the authorities to consider withdrawing legal complaints against migrant workers charged with violating lockdown rules, according to news agency PTI.
 
A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah said the schemes for the welfare and employment of migrant workers should be publicised, and posted