A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.R. Shah said: “The state Supervisory Committee, District Supervisory Committee and its officials should ensure that all migrant labourers, who are willing to go to their native place, should be identified… provide them food and shelter and that no complaint is received of not providing facility of journey or food from the stranded migrant labourers.”
The state government counsel had told the apex court that about 37,000 people are still waiting to return.
He submitted that Maharashtra has requested for only one train from the railways, the registration of migrant workers is being done and a list prepared by the state and most of the labourers have been shifted to relief shelters where they are waiting for their turn to board the buses and trains.
However, the court said: “We may notice, at this stage, that although in the affidavit, the state claims that it is providing food and shelter to migrant workers and list of entire workers is prepared, such claim has been refuted in different affidavits and materials brought on the record by intervenors and various individuals.”
An elaborate Rudra Abhishek ceremony held at Kuber Tila temple in Ayodhya
