Allahabad HC Seeks Implementation Of SC Order For Supply Of Food To Children, Lactating Women [Read Order]

A Division Bench comprised of Justices Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Karunesh Singh Pawar has asked the Government to file a written report regarding the policy in pursuance of the order passed by the Apex Court in In Re : Regarding Closure Of Mid-Day Meal Scheme.

On March 18, 2020, a three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court had taken suo moto cognizance non-supply of nutritional food to the above class of citizens. It had observed that all the States should come out with a uniform policy so as to ensure, that while preventing spread of COVID-19, the schemes for providing nutritional food to the children and nursing and lactating mothers are not adversely affected.

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The High Court has now seeks the steps taken by the Government in this regard, in a PIL filed by Arun Gramudyog Sansthan.

The Kanpur based society had approached the High Court through Advocate Mudit Agarwal, seeking implementation of the SC order and framing of a uniform policy. Notices have been issued to all the Respondents and the matter is now listed for hearing on August 7, 2020.

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