The Supreme Court of Justice today ordered the supply of sufficient drinking water for inhabitants of 68 Ecatepec colonies, who promoted amparos since 2021 to claim lack of supply during the Covid-19 pandemic. With differences in the scope of the sentences, the Court granted two amparos, one for 688 complaints and one for 118.
The Court ordered to guarantee at least 100 litres of drinking water per day per person in Ecatepec after resolving two amparos. SCJN ordered to guarantee daily water in Ecatepec appeared first in Eleven News.
The plenary held that the supply must be sufficient, continuous and of quality; the authorities must improve the infrastructure and may not require a contract with the operating body to recognise the right of persons to have the liquid