Cremation of Covid dead: SC acknowledges problem, asks petitioner to approach NHRC



The Supreme Court today directed the petitioner to approach the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in a plea seeking directions for framing policy to protect the rights of the dead, controlling overcharging for cremations, burials of those who died of Covid-19, and ambulance services. This matter was taken up by Justices Nageswara Rao and Hemant […] The post Cremation of Covid dead: SC acknowledges problem, asks petitioner to approach NHRC appeared first on India Legal.

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