COVID-19: Bombay HC raises concern over crowding in public places, says it should be controlled
The Hindu
The Bombay High Court said the government, authorities and citizens should learn from the earlier experience as the third wave of the COVID-19 was “knocking at our doors”.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday raised concern over crowds assembling at public places in Mumbai and said if it was not controlled or restricted, the city would face a similar situation as earlier this year when the number of COVID-19 cases surged, leading to the second wave of the pandemic. A full bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justices A. A. Sayed, K. K. Tated and P. B. Varale said the government, authorities and citizens should learn from the earlier experience and noted that as per experts, the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was “knocking at our doors”. “In our meeting of the administrative committee of the HC, lawyers and other experts held on Monday, an expert, Dr Rahul Pandit, who heads the Special Task Force appointed by the Supreme Court, informed that the third wave of the pandemic is knocking at our doors,” Chief Justice Datta said.More Related News