Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. disposed of a petition with regard to Dead Body Management of COVID-19 infected patients.
Through a counter affidavit it has been stated by the State that alternate burial/cremation sites for persons dying due to COVID-19 infection have been identified and notified far away from the populated localities of Ranchi at Bundu.
Further, the Government of India guidelines regarding Dead Body Management and Bio-Medical Waste management arising out COVID-19 pandemic is being followed strictly and appropriate letter to the authorities concerned has been issued.
Thus in view of the above, petition is consigned. [Gulab Chandra Prajapati v. Chief Secretary, State of Jharkhand, 2020 SCC OnLine Jhar 421 , decided on 17-04-2020]
