Plea seeks Rs 25 L to LPG suppliers who fall victims
The court has issued notice to the secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and IOC, BPCL, HP and others returnable on May 1
By : migrator
Update: 2020-04-27 20:27 GMT
Chennai
The Madras High Court has ordered notice on a plea seeking insurance coverage of up to Rs 25 lakh for LPG cylinder delivery men in case of death due to coronavirus infection.
Observing that the court was of the considered view that there was an imminent urgency to entertain the writ petition in the light of the facts and circumstances of the case, a division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice M Nirmal Kumar issued notice to the secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas, and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and others returnable on May 14.
The petitioner, T Sivakumar, sought payment of Rs 25 lakh in the event of COVID-19 death of LPG cylinder delivery men, and also sought for the collection of list of deliverymen employed by LPG distributing agencies through online communication.
The men should be provided necessary protective gear such as N95 masks and gloves set for each cylinder to contain the virus spread, he said.
He also sought for providing them with sufficient quantity of hand wash liquid as they move into many households to deliver cylinders.
Interim orders to be in effect till June 1
Owing to the extension of the lockdown period, the Madras High Court has extended the life of the interim orders passed by it on cases subsisting as on March 20 to June 1. It has also put in abeyance all unexecuted orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition passed by it or by subordinate courts till June 1.
A division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice M Nirmal Kumar passed the order in continuation of an earlier order on March 26 in a case registered suo motu.
Through the earlier order, the High Court had extended all interim orders till April 30.
Now, taking stock of the prevailing circumstances and extension of lockdown, the bench directed the extension of its March 26 order till June 1.
Along with interim orders and eviction orders, bail, anticipatory bail or parole granted for a limited period, which are likely to expire, has also been extended till June 1, subject to any orders passed before the expiry date.
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