Supreme Court unhappy over Delhi meeting on chikungunya, dengue

Supreme Court unhappy over Delhi meeting on chikungunya, dengue

IANSUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 12:14 PM IST
Supreme Court unhappy over Delhi meeting on chikungunya, dengue

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its displeasure over the lack of a concrete outcome after a meeting held here on its direction to battle chikungunya and dengue in Delhi.

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A meeting chaired by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung was held on Wednesday. It was attended, among others, by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and officers of various civic agencies.

As a bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur expressed displeasure over the way the meeting went about, a suggestion was put forth that another meeting could be held at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday.

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Accepting the suggestion, the bench said the meeting should focus on the steps to deal with the situation. The next hearing will be on October 17.