Gujarat High Court directs Govt to send people who don’t wear masks to work in Covid-19 centers

The Gujarat High Court held that imposition of fine on not wearing masks is not acting as a sufficient deterrent among the people and the State Government may consider making violators work at Covid-19 centres.

The division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Judge JB Pardiwala said this while hearing a PIL filed by Advocate Vishal Awtani.

The Gujarat High Court in its order directed the State Government said, people violating social distancing would do at least 4-5 hours non-medical duty at a Covid Care Centre for 5-15 days, as decided by authority, such as cleaning, housekeeping, cooking, helping, serving, preparation of the record, data-keeping, etc.