There were two set of PILs that have been filed in the Supreme
Court of India concerning the migrant workers:
A. Writ Petition No. 468/2020 titled
"Alakh Alok Srivastava Vs UOI" (hereinafter referred to
as "WP 1") was filed by an Advocate
practicing in the Supreme Court (Petitioner-in-Person), seeking
immediate action to safeguard the rights of migrant workers, and
also seeking directions for the state to provide them with
essential necessities like food, drinking water, shelter and
medical help.
Timeline of the Petition:
(i) 30.03.2020: Petition listed before
CJI SA Bobde and Mr.Justice L.Nageswara Rao, when Court directed
the Government to file a status report. Pursuant to this order,
Centre filed its status report stating various steps taken by the
Central and State Governments to curtail and deal with Coronavirus
Disease in India.
