Shocking state of affairs: Supreme Court raps Kerala govt for allowing relaxations of Covid norms for Bakrid

Saying the pressure groups in the market can’t be allowed to affect the right to health, the SC said on Tuesday, “Can't quash the Kerala government notification. The horse has already bolted.”

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Kerala government for allowing a three-day relaxation in Covid-19 restrictions in the state in view of the Bakrid festival. It is a shocking state of affairs that the Kerala government has given in to the demand of traders to relax lockdown norms, the SC said. Saying the pressure groups in the market can’t be allowed to affect the right to health, the SC said on Tuesday, “Can't quash the Kerala government notification. The horse has already bolted.”