SC directs States, UTs not to paste posters outside Covid-19 patients' home
The top court order came on a plea contending that the decision and action of affixing posters outside residences of Covid19 positive persons and disclosure of such names violate Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution.;
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said no state or Union Territory is required to paste posters outside the residence of Covid-19 positive persons, as of now.
A bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and comprising Justices R. Subhas Reddy and M.R. Shah, said: "The state governments and Union Territories can resort to the above exercise only when any direction is issued by the competent authority under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly."
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The bench noted that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has categorically cleared the stand of the Union of India insofar as pasting of posters outside the residences of Covid-19 positive persons.
"It is stated that neither any such direction has been issued by the Government of India nor it is obligatory to any state or Union Territory to paste the posters outside the residences of Covid-19 positive persons," it said.
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