New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the states to file replies about compliance of its earlier order regarding steps taken for migrants within three weeks.
The bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan was hearing a suo moto case initiated on miseries and problems of migrants.
Earlier, the court had passed certain directions for the governments to follow pertaining to care of migrants. There were objections raised by the petitioners on non compliance of those directions after which the court asked states to file the status reports.
Today, the apex court observed that states have not filed complete information and gave them three more weeks to file their reports.
Earlier on June 9, the Supreme Court had directed the Centre and state governments to send all the migrant workers to their native places within 15 days and formulate employment schemes after conducting their skill mapping to rehabilitate them.
The top court directed authorities to consider withdrawing all cases against migrant workers for alleged violation of lockdown norms under the Disaster Management Act.
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The bench had also directed the authorities to identify and register migrant workers who want to go back to their native places and conclude the exercise, including their transportation within 15 days.
