Delhi Govt Informs HC About Revoking Night Curfew In NCR

New Delhi , December 3: Night curfew will not be imposed in the national capital or parts of the city as of now, the Delhi government has decided.

After a detailed assessment of the COVID-19 situation, the state government has decided to revoke the night curfew and informed the Delhi High Court about the matter on December 2.

The Delhi government, in its status report, said that it has been taking all necessary measures as required and demanded by the everchanging circumstances and is committed to making every effort to arrest the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital. The report was filed before a division bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad.

The submissions come as the Delhi High Court had, in the last hearing, asked the Delhi government to take a call on imposing a night curfew in view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the national capital.

According to the report, the Delhi government has so far collected over Rs 17 crore as fine from over 2 lakh challans issued in respect of COVID violations. It said that the Delhi Police has so far collected fines of over Rs 27 crore against over 5 lakh challans issued by the cops.

The Delhi government has issued an order dated November 28, whereby status quo has been maintained with regard to permitted and restricted activities in Delhi till December 31, 2020, or till the further orders whichever is earlier and therefore, no new activities have been permitted till December 31, the court was informed.