ORDER

C.M. No. 10546/2020 (for stay) in W.P.(C) 3029/2020

1. The petitioner/Foundation is stated to be an association registered with the Registrar of Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, which comprises of persons/traders/companies/dealers, who are in the business of importing plastic/polymer raw material from different countries through sea and supply it to the manufacturers/companies engaged in the business of packaging of food, medicines, medical equipments etc. Petitioner/Foundation claims that the usage of PVC Resin is intermediary to manufacture bottles containing sanitizers, masks and personal protective equipments (PPE), helmets, goggles or other garments etc., which are urgently needed to meet the requirements to contain Covid 19.

2. Respondent No.3 is the association of Container Freight Stations, whose members are involved in the overall movement and handling of the containers.

3. It has been stated that due to lock down since 22nd March, 2020, several shipments/containers belonging to the importers/traders associated with petitioner/Foundation could not be lifted from respective ports due to non availability of transport and labour. It is alleged