Why no action taken when Covid cases were rising: HC raps Delhi govt

Pulling up the Delhi govt, a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad asked why it waited till the court intervened to take steps

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Delhi’s AAP government if it could explain to those who had lost their near and dear ones to Covid-19 in the last 18 days why the administration did not take steps when cases were spiralling.

Pulling up the Delhi government, a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad asked why it waited till the court intervened to take steps such as reducing the number of people attending weddings to 50.

“You saw from November 1 which way the wind was blowing. The bell should have rung loud and clear when the numbers were spiralling.