India, July 23 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Centre and states on a petition seeking nationwide regulations to prevent heatwave deaths of unorganised workers, labourers, and children, the worst sufferers.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and justices K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi said the matter will be heard after four weeks.

Delhi lawyer Adil Sharfuddin moved the court for the regulations, citing government data on the heatwave deaths over the past five years.

Senior advocate MR Shamshad, who appeared for Sharfuddin, said the Rajasthan high court in April took suo motu cognisance of heatwave deaths. He added the high court urged the Union government to declare a national emergenc...