New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and others to pay Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia to kin of advocates who have died within 60 years whether due to COVID-19 or other reasons, saying life of lawyers cannot be said to be “more precious” than others.
Observing that it cannot encourage filing of “bogus” public interest litigation (PIL) by lawyers, a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said the plea is a “publicity interest litigation” and not a single relevant ground has been raised in it.
The bench, also comprising Justices Vikram Nath and B V Nagarathna, said several people have died due to COVID-19 in the country and there is already a judgement passed by the apex court dealing with framing of guidelines for disbursement of compensation to kin of those who have died as a result of coronavirus.
“Are other people of the society not important,” the bench told advocate Pradeep Kumar Yadav, who had filed the petition.
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