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Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging Centre’s Unlock 1; slaps costs on petitioner

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NEW DELHI : The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the 30 May order of Union home ministry lifting curbs under Unlock 1.0.

A ₹20,000 cost was also imposed on the petitioner for wasting the time of the court.The court observed that the reopening of the economy has been undertaken in a phased manner and is not a decision that appears to have been taken in haste.It said that several lakhs of migrant labour had to walk on foot and go back to their native places and that the lockdown has resulted in loss of jobs for several lakhs of people and untold misery for thousands others.“The economic situation of the country has taken a terrible hit due to the lockdown.

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