<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today refused to entertain senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's plea seeking directions to the Centre and States to ensure universal coverage of food security during the COVID-19 pandemic and asked him to make a representation to the Union government.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It observed that people were approaching the top court under Article 32 of the Constitution without making any representation to the government authorities.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B R Gavai, which took up the matter through video conferencing, said the court has found that grievances raised in the petition have not been brought to the notice of the government. It said, the petitioner should make a detailed representation to the Centre, which shall be looked into by the government.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | May 5, 2020 4:58 PM
SC refuses to entertain Congress leader's plea on universal food security during COVID-19