Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Supreme Court sought the responses of the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea seeking rehabilitation and vaccination of beggars and vagabonds in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the reports, the Supreme Court made cleared that it would not take an “elitist view” that no beggars should be allowed on the streets as this is a socio-economic problem, asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to assist it in the matter.
The report further added that a bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah observed that people are generally compelled to beg on the streets to eke out some elementary livelihood due to the absence of education and employment.
The top court issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi government, seeking their responses within two weeks on the prayer made in the petition for rehabilitation of beggars and vagabonds, their vaccination and providing them with shelter and food amid the pandemic.
