SC Dismisses Plea For Constituting "Special Purpose Fund" To Financially Assist NRIs Under Severe Distress Due To COVID-19 Outbreak

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking for the constitution of a "Special Purpose Fund" for NRIs and emigrant workers who are under severe financial distress as a result of lack of means of healthcare and welfare amenities due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Filed on behalf of Kerala Pravasi Sangham by Advocate-on-Record Deepak Prakash, the plea stated that a "Special Purpose Fund"...