The Haryana Government on Thursday gave an undertaking in the Delhi High Court that movement of people engaged in essential services, including Government and private doctors, nurses, officials of police, courts and municipal bodies, will be allowed between Delhi and Haryana on production of e-passes during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Haryana Government also assured the high court that movement of trucks carrying essential and non-essential goods between Delhi and Haryana as well as transiting through the neighbouring state shall be allowed.
A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, which conducted the high hearing through video conferencing, noted that in view of the undertaking given by the counsel for the Haryana government, the petitioner does not wish to press the Public Interest litigation (PIL) and the court disposed of the petition.
The court was hearing a PIL by petitioner O P Gupta, through advocate Nitin Garg, seeking direction to the Centre to take action against the Haryana government for adopting a restrictive policy and not allowing the movement of people involved in essential services like doctors, nurses, paramedics, sanitation workers, staff of Delhi Police, Delhi Transport Corporation, Delhi Jal Board, Municipal Corporations and courts between Delhi and Haryana.