Uttarakhand High Court scraps daily cap on Char Dham pilgrims

In its order Tuesday, a bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma said, “Admittedly, the number of Covid-19 cases is steadily declining throughout the country… Therefore, in the present scenario, it would indeed be in the interest of justice to remove the upper cap limit for the pilgrims to visit the Char Dham.”

However, the court asked the government to only allow pilgrims with negative RT-PCR reports and vaccination certificates, and ensure distancing, sufficient accommodation, and strengthen medical facilities.