Migrant Workers Archives

COVID-19| Dry Ration/Community kitchen for stranded migrant workers; Common National Database for all organised workers: Supreme Court issues directions

Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah, JJ has directed that a Common National Database for all organised workers

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Pat HC| “Migrants are returning, people in the rural area may get infected.” HC directs State to ensure availability of medicines and infrastructures at the district level

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and Shivaji Pandey, J., addressed the issue of spiraling rise in Covid-19

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Del HC| Migrant Workers’ right to livelihood and free Medical aid; High Court directs Delhi government to form a structured Scheme for Unorganized workers within 2 weeks

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Manmohan and Asha Menon, JJ., addressed the present writ petition with regards to right

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Del HC | INOX to honour its contract with Delhi hospitals and restore supply of 140 MT oxygen; State should utilise mid-day meal contractors in providing food to needy: Court issues directions

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli, JJ., while addressing the present petition expressed that: COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19| Transportation of migrant workers: Making Rules not enough; submit affidavit on steps taken: SC to all States/UTs

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has asked all States/UTs have to file

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Ker HC | Arts. 21 and 51-A places an onerous duty on State to ensure the well being, life and liberty of every citizen, which includes migrant workers

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of S. Manikumar, CJ, and Shaji P. Chaly, J., while reviewing reports on conditions of migrant

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COVID-19| Migrant Labourers: SC pulls up Maharashtra for lapses; says “this is not an adversarial litigation”

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ pulled up State of Maharashtra for submitting that

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Del HC | To ensure protection of migrant workers in terms of Acts meant for them, there is a dire need to create a mechanism for registration of migrant workers

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., while addressing a matter with regard to protection of migrant workers, held that, there is dire

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COVID-19| Transportation of stranded migrant workers must be completed in next 15 days

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has directed all the States/Union Territories to take all

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[Migrant Workmen] Del HC | For a proper streamlined regulation of migrant workmen and their conditions of service, collection of actual data is the foremost significant measure

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J., addressed a petition pertaining to seeking implementation of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions

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Telangana HC | A disaster can strike State or Nation unannounced: State Govt to evolve a comprehensive policy for migrant workers

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and B. Vijaysen Reddy, JJ., while addressing the various issues concerning the migrant

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Bom HC | Migrants residing in cramped and unhygienic shelters without essentials till they are updated about application status to board trains/buses| How plight of migrant workers being addressed? State to file report

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J. asked the State Government to file report mentioning the

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Kar HC | Complete absence of transparent & fair policy to choose persons for travel through Shramik Trains from Karnataka; No assurance provided to migrants to avoid unrest amongst them

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. held that, “though several orders have been passed

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Telangana HC | State to ensure availability of ambulances on National and State Highways as migrant workers including of pregnant women are using highways to reach destination

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J. directed the State to ensure that ambulances

COVID 19 Op Eds OP. ED.

Does the Constitution approve the labeling of ‘migrant workers’?

by Dr. Uday Shankar*

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All HC | State to explain policy and norms for provision of medical facilities to migrant workers and rehabilitation scheme in Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ Ramesh Sinha, J. while issuing notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh called

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Kar HC | Reluctance of State Govt. to bear train fare of migrant workers, not in a position to pay the same will force them to continue to stay in the State

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. while deciding with regard to the issue

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All HC | Status report to be filed addressing what facilities being provided to migrant workers keen to reach their native place

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Anil Kumar and Saurabh Lavania, JJ., addressed a Public Interest Litigation and sought the essential necessities

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Madras HC | Accommodation and transportation of migrant workers stranded in Tamil Nadu, looming at large; Court asks for a comprehensive report

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and Dr Anita Sumanth, JJ. asked for a comprehensive report to be submitted

COVID 19 Hot Off The Press News

COVID-19 | Dispel rumours, give clarity on train/bus departures: MHA to States; District Authorities must give their requirements to Railways

In a communication to the States, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has noted that fear of COVID-19 infection and apprehension of