SC pulls up Andhra Pradesh for delay in disbursal of COVID death claims

Top court issued a show cause notice to the Andhra Pradesh chief secretary as to why contempt action be not initiated against him

Covid ex gratia eludes beneficiaries under Secunderabad Cantonment Board

Officials say the situation persists as the Cantonment’s online service portal is not integrated with state government’s application portal

The moot question is how many people died of Covid-19 but not mentioned it as the cause of death in their certificates

The court’s decision has come against the government’s position that it did have the money but its focus is on providing necessities