COVID – 19 – A BLOT ON CONSTITUTIONAL FABRIC

It is difficult to do ease things, as what year 2020 has precedented. The world has witnessed one of the biggest and extraordinary situations to tackle with, in the outbreak of COVID-19 declared as National Health Emergency. The global pandemic has made even the developed countries sit on their feet. India is not far behind as the pandemic unfolds in the country. The outbreak has led the country to face as many atrocities as it could. To stop the transmission, extraordinary measures have been opted which have helped to some extent but the struggle continues till it is fully eradicated. As it is rightly said “Extraordinary Situation demands Extraordinary Measures” which has led to imposition of various legal provisions in order to prohibit the movement and curb the menace. These impositions have somehow led to a blot on the fundamental rights of the citizens and created a sense of insecurity amongst the people. The difficulties faced by the executive and the judicial authorities have landed them in a ‘state of squabble’.

The fundamental rights of all individuals are at stake. The systematic flaws that have deeper roots are one part of the crisis, the other part has to do with Covid-19 itself. The Minimum Standard of Human Rights Commission stated that right without remedies are worthless, the rights are of paramount importance. But in the condition where the state has to deal with such an extraordinary situation a balance of rights and also protection of integrity of the state needs to be achieved. Furthermore, the highly contagious Covid-19 is an unpredictable disease therefore; nothing could be done in advance to prevent the spread except for a “Nationwide Lockdown” which was eventually imposed at the best time in comparison with the world.Absolute measures are being taken by the government at all level and corporate have also joined hands to eradicate such a blot in the human civilization.