Supreme court order to Centre and State Government to consider imposing lockdown after hearing the Suo moto case in Re-Distribution of essential services and Supplies Admin Mon, May 03, 2021, at ,01:16 PM The Supreme Court of India directed the central and state governments to consider a lockdown to break the chain of Covid transmission. The Supreme Court order in the suo moto case In Re-Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic. The Supreme court order after the continuing surge of infections in the second wave of the pandemic.Supreme court Three-Judge Bench Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat. This sharp surge in cases is putting tremendous pressure on the country's healthcare system, resulting in a shortage of hospital beds and medical oxygen-related equipment. A number of stringent restrictions, including night and weekend curfews, and the enforcement of Section 144 of CrPC are already being imposed in parts of the country by various state governments supreme court's three-judge bench also orders to Centre and state to follow others' directions.