to up with relief package for retailers whose businesses are sufferingThe Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Maharashtra government if it had taken any steps against e-commerce traders who supply non-essential commodities and are violating lockdown restrictions. Advocate Dipesh Siroya, representing FRTWA, told the court that despite the restrictions allowing only essential services, e-commerce traders were supplying non-essential commodities and violating the government’s standard operating procedure. Additional government pleader Jyoti Chavan said the State would like to file an affidavit in the petition. The Bench then asked the State what the retailers had contended about non-essential commodities being supplied through e-commerce. “The State to also indicate steps being taken to act against those supplying non-essential services and also the action taken report,” added the Bench.

Source: The Hindu May 25, 2021 22:17 UTC