Electricity Workers Supplying Power To Hospitals, Oxygen Plants Are 'COVID Warriors': Allahabad High Court Orders ₹50 Lakh Ex-Gratia

Sparsh Upadhyay

7 July 2026 6:57 PM IST

  • Electricity Workers Supplying Power To Hospitals, Oxygen Plants Are COVID Warriors: Allahabad High Court Orders ₹50 Lakh Ex-Gratia

    The Allahabad High Court recently reiterated that a "myopic interpretation" cannot be given to COVID-Duty so as to confine it only to persons specially assigned to discharge their duties in the treatment of people in hospitals. The bench thus held that essential service workers, such as electricity department employees who ensured uninterrupted electricity supply to hospitals and...

    Sparsh Upadhyay

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    Sparsh Upadhyay is an Associate Editor with LiveLaw.

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