Supreme Court Hearing On Migrant Issue: Live-Updates

"Formal order [pertaining to the problems and miseries of #MigrantWorkers] will be passed in the Suo Motu Case . We will first hear the Government, then you."

- Supreme Court bench tells the Counsel appearing for intervenors in the matter.

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising: "We want the intervenors heard today. We are seeking orders today due to urgency of the situation [pertaining to the #MigrantWorkers crises]

Bench- "If all of you speak together we will not be in a position to hear any of you"

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta : You lordships have issued notice to the central government.

Sr. Adv. Colin Gonsalves apprises the bench. Says there are a number of intervention applications listed calling for urgent directions. "We are a migrant workers association" he adds.

Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Indira Jaising, Sanjay Parikh, Colin Gonsalves appear on screen. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also before the bench to apprise the Court.

Additionally, Activist Medha Patekar plea praying for the provision of creating "uniform platform ticketing system" for migrants traveling via trains is being heard.

The plea also asks for basic necessities and financial schemes to equip #migrants post #lockdown.

SC is hearing its Suo Motu case pertaining to the problems & miseries of #MigrantLabourers who are stranded in different parts of the country due to the #lockdown

Titled "In Re: Problems & Miseries of Migrant Workers" , Top Court had taken cognisance of the issue on May 26.