"No Jurisdiction": Supreme Court Rejects Global Task Force Plea On Covid Deaths

The Supreme Court, dismissing the plea, asked the petitioner to approach the government.

Rejecting a plea seeking setting up of international task force of experts to find out the extent to which the new COVID-19 virus strain was responsible for the deaths in India during the second wave, the Supreme Court today said that it does not have the jurisdiction for it and focusing on the pandemic in the country will be rather beneficial. "We will rather focus on managing pandemic in our country than delving into conspiracy theories involving other nations, on which we don't even have a jurisdiction," said Justice DY Chandrachud. The three-judge Supreme Court bench - comprising Justices Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Justice Hima Kohli - asked the petitioner to withdraw his plea and approach the government. "We have no jurisdiction over Chinese or American citizens. The government is there to hear you. Plea dismissed as withdrawn," said the top court.