The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern at doctors issuing fake medical certificates to people for claiming ex-gratia compensation for Covid deaths, and added that it might order a probe into the matter.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice M.R. Shah that an outer-limit may be fixed for submitting Covid death related claims, otherwise the process will become endless, and added that some state governments have come across fake medical certificates issued by doctors.