3rd COVID Wave Will Be Over By The Time You Frame Death Certificate Rules: SC To Govt
Mumbai: The Supreme Court has criticised the Centre for the delay in framing guidelines on the issuance of death certificates for COVID-19 victims and compensation for their families. The Court asked the Centre when it will frame the guidelines and take the above-mentioned steps as the order on the same was passed a long time back.
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The court then remarked that by the time the guidelines are framed, the third wave of COVID-19 in the country would be over.
The Bar and the Bench quoted Justice Shah as saying, “The order was passed long ago. When will the steps be taken? After the third wave? The order on death certificate, death, etc., was passed to Mr. Mehta long back.”
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Justice MR Shah was hearing a plea seeking compliance of the court’s directions for framing of guidelines for issuance of death certificates and steps taken on the recommendations made by the Finance Commission.
The court directed the Center to file the compliance report on or before September 11, 2021.
On June 30, the Supreme Court had directed the Center to frame guidelines for grant of ex-gratia compensation to the families of those who lost their loved ones to COVID-19.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan in its judgment had directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to ascertain within six weeks whether ex-gratia payments can be made to the family members of the victims.
The Apex Court had also said in its judgement that the NDMA is statutorily mandated to provide the minimum amount of relief, including an ex-gratia amount to Covid victims’ families.
(With Agency Inputs)
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