Supreme Court slams Center over delay in death certificates of Corona deceased

New Delhi, Dt

The apex court on Friday lashed out at the central government over the issue of providing assistance to the victims of the Koro epidemic in the country, saying, "We have given orders before, but so far no action has been taken on the issue." If this is the case then the third wave of Corona epidemic in the country will be over and you cannot make a guide. The Supreme Court has asked the central government to make guidelines regarding the death certificates of people who have died due to corona. The court has asked the Center to submit a report in this regard by the 11th.

Judge M. R. A two-judge bench comprising Shah and Judge Aniruddha Bose said, "We had ordered a long time ago to make guidelines regarding the death certificates of people who die due to corona." We have even extended its time limit once. By the time you create the guide, the third wave will be over. The court said this in the context of its June 30 judgment. In the judgment, the court directed the central government to formulate simple guidelines regarding the issuance of Corona's death certificate.

The apex court in its order said that the death certificate should clearly state 'death from corona' so that the dependents of the deceased could benefit from the welfare schemes of the government. In this regard, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta from the Central Government assured the court that all matters were being considered.

Petitioner's Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, on the other hand, said that the government was delaying in the name of consideration. He said the central government had already been given three to four weeks on August 15. Now the central government is asking for time again. Lawyer Sumir Sodhi, who appeared for several other cases, said the June 30 deadline was coming to an end on September 9. A bench of the apex court has asked the Center to submit a report by September 15.

The apex court in its earlier order directed the National Disaster Management Authority to formulate guidelines on making death certificates of people who died from corona. The court gave him six weeks to do so. The court asked the NDMA to come up with guidelines so that the families of those who lost their lives due to corona could benefit from the government's welfare schemes as soon as possible.

In Kerala, on the other hand, the Supreme Court has stayed the 11th standard examination due to the rise in Corona cases. The court said the situation in the state is worrisome. Children cannot be put at risk in such a situation. A bench of Justices Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Rai and Ravi Kumar had granted interim stay on offline examinations to be held in Kerala in September.