“We can’t allow every person who thinks of some solution to the virus to come under Article 32 and file a petition," the Supreme Court saidObserving that it can’t allow every person who thinks of some solution to COVID-19 to file a petition, the Supreme Court on January 10 refused to entertain a plea alleging that China is deliberately spreading the virus as a biological weapon. It seems you wanted to file a petition just to appear before this court. While dismissing the plea, the apex court noted in its order, “The plea alleged that China is deliberately spreading COVID-19 as a biological weapon and the court should issue some order to the government. It is for the government to take action.”“We can’t allow every person who thinks of some solution to the virus to come under Article 32 and file a petition. The PIL filed by a Karnataka-based lawyer contended that virgin coconut oil can dissolve the virus and sought directions to the Central Government to stop China from spreading the virus.

Source: The Hindu January 11, 2022 02:02 UTC