The Supreme Court Friday took note of children who have become orphans due to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/raigad-task-force-formed-for-children-orphaned-due-to-covid19-23174543" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19</a> pandemic and directed states to provide immediate relief to them.
A vacation bench of Justices L N Rao and Aniruddha Bose directed district administrations to identify orphan children and upload their data on NCPCR website by Saturday evening.
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The top court&rsquo;s direction came on an application filed by amicus curiae Gaurav Agarwal seeking identification of orphaned children and providing them immediate relief by the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-govt-to-set-up-task-force-for-children-orphaned-by-covid-19-23172655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state governments</a>.
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A vacation bench of Justices L N Rao and Aniruddha Bose directed district administrations to identify orphan children and upload their data on NCPCR website by Saturday evening.

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