SC to hear plea over migrant workers' miseries amid lockdown today

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition on Thursday filed by human rights activist Medha Patkar over the "miseries and difficulties" being faced by migrants workers across the country during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah, will hear Patkar's petition today.

Medha Patkar, in her petition, sought a direction for a uniform platform to be created which can be used by all migrants for the ticketing system.

Patkar had earlier held a protest in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh demanding