Delhi HC ensured all hands on deck to curb COVID-19 spread in 2020
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Last Updated: Dec 28, 2020, 02:17 PM IST
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Throughout the year, the high court dealt with a number of petitions relating to COVID-19, including pleas to provide adequate PPE kits to health workers, sanitation staff, medical cover to media persons reporting on the pandemic, payment of salaries to teachers, doctors, nurses, safai karamchaaris and retired employees of municipal corporations.
In September, the high court began physical hearings of matters on a smaller scale due to requests from a section of lawyers.
NEW DELHI: COVID-19, which brought the country to a standstill in March, did not deter the Delhi High Court from ensuring that people had access to justice and all hands were on deck to curb the spread of the deadly virus as also to provide treatment and basic amenities to those affected by it.
Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 11:06 IST
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