A day after the Orissa High Court directed the State Government to allow return of only those migrants to the State who test negative for Covid-19, the Supreme Court stayed the directive on Friday.
A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and BR Gavai stayed the HC order on a mentioning made by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta.
The High Court had asked the State Government to ensure that only those migrants, who test negative for the coronavirus are allowed to return to the State.
“The State Government should ensure that all the migrants who are in the queue to come to Odisha should be tested negative for Covid-19 before boarding the conveyance,” the High Court had said.
Following the HC order, two trains, which were to carry Odisha migrants from Surat, were cancelled on Thursday.