‘Only seniors advised to stay in’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
06.06.2020
Bengaluru: The central government on Friday informed the Karnataka high court that as per guidelines issued on May 30 by the Union ministry of home affairs, only senior citizens were advised to stay at home.
Based on the submission, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka disposed of a PIL filed by BN Jayadeva, a 68-year-old advocate from Bengaluru. The petitioner had alleged curbs on the movement of senior citizens are discriminatory and seriously affected their fundamental right to live with dignity.
“If any person above 65 years of age goes outside for any important and/or unavoidable work or duty, they will not violate orders leading to prosecution under the Disaster Management Act 2005,” the central government stated in the memo filed in response to the PIL, which demanded removal of coronavirus-linked restrictions on senior citizens.
Clause 7 of the Centre’s guidelines for phased reopening (Unlock 1) suggests protection of vulnerable persons – people above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years. The guidelines advised them to stay at home, except for essential and health purposes
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