Last week, a division bench of the court had expressed its regret in regard to politicians not showing enough restraint on the campaign trail, as reflected in the recent rise in Covid-19 cases. “Unless and until common people realise the gravity of the situation, no government or any other agency can do anything. Radhakrishnan while presiding over the division bench hearing petitions seeking judicial intervention to ensure that infections didn’t increase because of the election campaign. The Chief Justice and Justice Arijit Banerjee asked the state government and the Election Commission of India to work jointly in raising public awareness of the situation. Following the litigations, the division bench had last week framed guidelines for the commission that they could adhere to Covid protocols on the campaign trail and during the casting of votes.

Source: The Telegraph April 20, 2021 19:41 UTC