‘There Is No Stay by SC’: Bombay HC To Continue Hearing COVID PIL

Despite Centre’s push, the Bombay HC refused to defer the hearing on a PIL concerning COVID crisis in Maharashtra.

Observing that the Supreme Court has not stayed the proceedings pending before various high courts, the Bombay High Court refused to defer hearing on a PIL concerning the management of the COVID-19 crisis in Maharashtra.

Despite the Central government persuading the court not to hear the present matter citing the latest development at the Supreme Court, the bench led by Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta decided to continue with the hearing.

The Bombay High Court highlighted that the Supreme Court, while registering a suo motu COVID-19 crisis, did not pass any order staying the proceedings before the high courts.