Workers brought in daily from outside when curbs were in place on public movement to halt spread of virus, it saysA Supreme Court lawyer on Wednesday appealed to the apex court against a Delhi High Court judgment dismissing a plea to stop construction activity at the Central Vista area in the capital amidst a surge in the pandemic. “The High Court failed to appreciate that allowing a big construction work with a huge number of innocent laborers workers to continue during peak COVID-19 Pandemic period is a serious public health issue concern,” Mr. Yadav’s petition said. The Delhi High Court had found no reason to suspend the construction activities as the workers were staying at the project site. It concluded that “COVID-19 protocols are adhered to and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour is being followed”. It imposed ₹1 lakh costs on the petitioners, Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi, for filing a “motivated petition”.

Source: The Hindu June 02, 2021 09:57 UTC