SC to hear on Tuesday plea against Kerala govt's decision to ease COVID-19 curbs ahead of Bakrid

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, informed the SC that Kerala has the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in the country.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 20, 2021) will hear the plea against the Kerala government's decision to ease the COVID-19 curbs ahead of Bakrid. The top court has also asked the Kerala Government to file a reply today (July 19) on the same order.  Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, informed the SC that Kerala has the highest COVID-19 positivity rate of 10.96 in the country. He also stated that the maximum number of coronavirus infections are coming from Kerala.  He argued that if Uttar Pradesh, where the positivity rate is currently 0.04%, can suspend the Kanwar Yatra, then how can the lockdown be relaxed by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government for Bakrid.