THE Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the Uttar Pradesh government allowing the annual Kanwar Yatra amid serious concerns of a third wave of Covid-19.
A bench of Justice RF Nariman issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on its decision to proceed with the Kanwar Yatra this year and slated the hearing for July 16.
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