The top court also took strong exception to large gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic and cited that 80 per cent people are not wearing masks and the rest who are wearing have the masks

hanging from their jaws. Citing the COVID-19 situation, the bench said, "things are going from bad to worse", and no concrete steps have been taken by the Centre. Emphasising that

the Centre and state governments should solidly implement the guidelines to contain further surge in patients' numbers, the top court said that in the absence of vaccine, norms to be

observed for fighting the pandemic should be a priority. "But what is the situation on ground? Union government must take the lead to implement the guidelines across India. Harsher