NO Inquiry Commission: SC refuses to interfere with executive decisions on Covid-19 pandemic
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it is not in favour of appointing a commission of inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
A bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao noted that there is a worldwide view that judiciary should not interfere in executive decisions in an emergency situation like Covid-19 pandemic.
The top court did not pass any order on the plea seeking an independent inquiry through a commission, headed by retired apex court judge, into alleged gross mismanagement in the Covid-19 pandemic, and adjourned the matter for next week.
The top court queried the petitioners counsel to show it the violation of fundamental right or law. The bench said it cannot pass an order on a roving inquiry, as the petitioners think that the executive action was not satisfactory.
A group of six petitioners, including retired bureaucrats, filed the plea through advocate Prashant Bhushan claiming that Centre's response to the pandemic and its deleterious impact on the lives and livelihoods of citizens of the country is a definite matter of public concern and warrants appointment of a Commission.
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