Karnataka HC begins hearing a batch of pleas seeking to provide proper medical facilities for COVID-19 patients in the state.
Chief Justice AS Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar will be hearing the pleas.
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Hearing will begin shortly.
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Bench assembles.
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Bench questions on the functioning of the expert monitoring committee. What is happening in private hospitals and Covid care centres, Bench. It also takes note of the rising number of Covid cases in the state.
Adv Clifton Rozario informs that many sanitisation workers and others in NIMHANS have not yet been paid wages.
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Advocate appearing for NIMHANS opposes these contentions, says wages have been paid till July to all workers.
Bench: It is the responsibility of the Principal Employer to ensure that contractor pays wages to the workers.
HC directs State to place on record whether there is any policy regarding leave for persons above 50 years of age with comorbidity
State to look into the grievances made against BMCRI and Victoria hospital pertain to non payment of wages
HC directs BBMP to filed a detailed response to a memo filed by BBMP Pourakarmika Sangha. Memo states that PPE kits and salaries are not being provided to them
Matter to be next heard on September 18.
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