SC takes note of children orphaned due to Covid-19, directs states to provide immediate relief

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Friday took note of children who have become orphans due to the Covid-19 pandemic and directed states to provide immediate relief to them.

A vacation bench of Justices L N Rao and Aniruddha Bose directed district administrations to identify orphan children and upload their data on NCPCR website by Saturday evening.

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The top court's direction came on an application filed by amicus curiae Gaurav Agarwal seeking identification of orphaned children and providing them immediate relief by the state governments.

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