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Despite High Court Nudge, Maharashtra Govt Refuses To Withdraw Restrictions On Unvaccinated Using Local Trains

The Maharashtra government, on Wednesday, informed the Bombay High Court that it won't withdraw restrictions imposed on individuals on the basis of their vaccination status from boarding local trains, visiting malls or places of employment.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik, expressing disappointment at the government not taking note of the observations made...
The Maharashtra government, on Wednesday, informed the Bombay High Court that it won't withdraw restrictions imposed on individuals on the basis of their vaccination status from boarding local trains, visiting malls or places of employment.
"We made a mistake and expressed hope and trust that the govt would take the decision. Even in the DGP matter, we could have passed an order. This is the lesson that the government has given to the court. You don't respect the court's sentiments. We will remember this next time," the court observed while also referring to the recent appointment of IPS officer Sanjay Pandey as Commissioner of Police, Mumbai.
In a hearing of February 22, 2022, the bench had observed that orders passed by former Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte without deliberation with other members of the State Executive Committee (SEC) seemed to be in breach of the State Disaster Management Act. The bench had also observed that it hoped that the committee would take a well informed decision keeping in view the current situation with respect to the pandemic and that certain illegal decisions brazenly violated fundamental rights.