Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Child Deaths In MP's Balaghat, Issues Notices To Centre And Three States
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh): A bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Jaymalya Bagchi, and Justice V. Mohana, has issued notices to the government of India and three states over the deaths of children from malnutrition. The bench issued the notices on Friday on the basis of a public interest litigation. In the notice, the court expressed concern over the…
On Friday, the Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Jaymalya Bagchi, and Justice V. Mohana, issued notices to the Government of India and three states regarding the deaths of children caused by malnutrition and preventable diseases. The court expressed serious concern over the spread of these diseases and the preventable deaths of children. The three states that received notices were Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra.
The bench highlighted that the administration's failure to act in spite of advance information about the disease spread was a primary cause for the children's deaths. The petition's lawyer, Varun Thakur, stated that the administration had received warning signals about the disease outbreak, yet it failed to take appropriate action. The bench emphasized that the deaths of children due to malnutrition and lack of official intervention were a significant issue.
Written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
