[LIVE UPDATES] Supreme Court Hearing On Plight Of Migrant Workers (Suo Motu)

Singhvi, “There are not many persons. Please give 15 days period to transfer everyone. In the meantime we are taking all measures including employment, food etc. We will transport all migrants on our own cost in buses and trains.”

Sr. Adv. Manish Singhvi for Rajastha tells the Bench, “we have paid crores of rupees - about 7.5 crores.”

Bench, “We are not on that. We only want to know how many more migrants want to go back home.”

Now Advocate G. Prakash appears for state of Kerala.

Says Kerala 4 lakh 34 thousand #migrants were there. Over 1 lakh transported.

AAG Jayanti Muth Raj, appears for Tamil Nadu.

“We need some time to file an affidavit about the remaining migrants who need to be transported back.”

Bench states that 15 days can be given to complete the entire process.

Justice Bhushan - Mr. Jaideep Gupta, who are you appearing for?

Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta - I’m for one of the intervenors.

Bench - Just wait.

J. Shah- For 6 lakh people, you want only 17 trains?

Counsel - We have more info regarding the people who want to come back, don't have requests on those who want to go.

J. Kaul, “What is your estimation on how many want to go? 1 train carries 1600. 20000?”

Bhushan J, Bench- How many stranded ?

Counsel - 3,97,389 migrants have left. Serving 1 lakh meals in relief camps. Cyclone has hampered us.

We are more of a receiving state.

He further Informs that about 6 lakh people are to come back.

SG says they've only asked for 17 trains.

The Counsel further states that the data of the number of people who have registered has still not been uploaded so they are still not sure.

“We have sent a letter saying that we will provide any and every assistance required to bring people back”.

Counsel for State of West Bengal - We have created an e-pass system. 3,97,389 stranded #migrants still in WB. In relief camps we are still serving around 1 lakh meals. We will bear costs.