People Are Taking Covid-19 Directives 'Casually' On Account Of Unlock-4: Allahabad HC Issues Slew Of Directions To Prevent Transmission [Read Order]

In view of notification and enforcement of Unlock 4 Guidelines from September 1 onwards, the Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over wider spread of COVID-19 infection as people would go out. 'People Have Got A Wrong Impression That They Can Now Freely Mix With Each Other': Allahabad HC Suggests Incarceration Of Persons Flouting Physical Distancing Norms To prevent the same, the Division Bench comprising Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar have issued a slew of directions, including use of CCTV cameras to monitor whether people follow social distancing norms, appointment of Advocate Commissioners to oversee the ground situation, etc. It has therefore directed the District Administration of Prayagraj to "install sufficient number of high-end CCTV cameras in addition to the ones which have been already installed in all such places where normally it is known that crowd of more than 100 accumulates" It has been directed that when the CCTV footage is reviewed by the Zonal Officers, they shall report the matter to the SSP who shall immediately take action against the police officials posted in the area where it is found that people were conglomerating and were violating the COVID-19 Regulations of maintaining physical distancing and wearing of masks. Each Advocate Commissioner shall have 4 Wards under him/ her and the Advocate Commissioner shall on a regular basis go around his/her area and see if any crowd is there and The Advocate Commissioners shall report any violation of the COVID-19 Guidelines immediately to the Zonal Officer of the Nagar Nigam who shall in his turn take suitable steps. It further ordered the State to: Take all necessary steps to establish a dedicated COVID Hospital as early as possible and place on record a blue print for the project within ten days; Ensure that no commercial activity takes place within containment zones Bar Associations in the State may frame guidelines for enforcing the wearing of mask in and around Court premises.