SC ASKS RBI TO HOLD MEETING OVER INTEREST WAIVER

The SC asked the Uttar Pradesh government to explain the guidelines issued by the Noida administration on institutional quarantine amid the pandemic, observing they are not in “conformity” with the national guidelines. “There cannot be a guideline contrary to the national guidelines,” a Bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, observed, adding that any directive contrary to the national or state guidelines might lead to chaos. It asked the state to give it information on whether asymptomatic persons were put under institutional or home quarantine.