Writ petition seeking modification of SOP regarding dignified disposal of COVID-19 dead bodies was dismissed for non-prosecution as the petitioner did not appear before the court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. RITU RAJ AWASTHI, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.14002 OF 2021 (GM-RES-PIL)
BETWEEN: DR. KB VIJAYAKUMAR ADVOCATE AGED 65 YEARS 100, 2ND CROSS BASAVESHWARA LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE-560 040
... PETITIONER
(BY SRI K.B.VIJAYAKUMAR, PARTY-IN-PERSON-ABSENT)
AND:
STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI G.V.SHASHIKUMAR, Additional Government Advocate)
... RESPONDENT
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY STATE OF KARNATAKA REVIEW/MODIFY EXISTING SOP FROM THE DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD WITH FOCUS ON THE DIGNITY FOR THE DEAD BY APPROPRIATE REMOVAL FROM THE HEARSE VAN IN STRETCHERS, CARRYING IT TO THE IDENTIFIED BURIAL GROUND, PLACING IT IN THE PIT WITH DIGNITY AND APPROPRIATELY LOWERING IT THEREIN AND SUBSEQUENT FILLINF OF THE PIT AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This Public Interest Litigation has been filed seeking
the following reliefs:
person did not appear before the Party-in-Person
Committee also.
Accordingly, the petition is dismissed for nonprosecution.
SD/-
CHIEF JUSTICE
SD/JUDGE
BMC
2 provisions across 1 enactments
DR. KB VIJAYAKUMAR
STATE OF KARNATAKA
RITU RAJ AWASTHI
S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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