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SUO MOTU COGNISANCE OF PROPER COVID19 TREATMENT AND DIGNIFIED HANDLING OF THE DEAD

Supreme Court bench led by J Ashok Bhushan to hear #suomotu plea where it it took note of the deplorable condition of #COVID19 treatment in Delhi, Maharashtra, WB, TN and Gujarat
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The three-judge bench on Monday had expressed alarm at the worsening Covid-19 situation, particularly in Gujarat and Delhi and sought details of the steps taken by the governments in those States to tackle the crisis
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Justice MR Shah to Gujarat counsel: we are taking suo motu cognisance of the Rajkot incident where 6 persons died in the midnight. This is not done. This is happening in different hospitals. 12 are in ICU

Justice Bhushan: Why no fire prevention mechanism is present?

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Justice Shah to Solicitor-General: This is not only for Gujarat but a over India

SG: Centre will take steps so that such incidents are repeated

Justice Shah: this is not first time. Some committee or commission takes up and then closes the proceedings.

Justice Reddy: some one has to fmdo 24x7 monitoring of the situation.

Justice Shah: There needs to be inspection whether electrical lines are proper or not. How does this short circuit happens.

Adv Manisha Lavkumar: HC is seized off the case

Justice Shah: Report given to HC with respect to fire safety is shocking! You don't have the chief officer

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta: I will ensure a meeting takes place today and a decision is taken. Joint meeting between electricity and fire department will take place

Justice Shah: Get some idea from Mr Dastur concerning Gujarat. He is a very dedicated officer

Justice MR Shah: In other places also this has happened.

Solicitor-General: My assurance is home Secretary will convene a meeting today

Justice Shah: not another report !!

SG: no, decisions

Justice Subhash Reddy: In May cases there are no fire extinguishers. In most of the cases there is a electrical line default

Justice Shah: You need to go to the root cause

Justice Reddy: union issues guidelines but what is the implementation of it in this state. What is the hard fact..no development of vaccines evrything is in trial stage. Look at the gatherings in states. Second wave has started.. need of the hour is social distancing and masks

Justice Bhushan: All the issues we have highlighted needs to be looked at from Pan India angle. Centre needs to take the lead.

SG: We will bring out something by tomorrow on the fire issue

Justice Bhushan: We will record your statement

Justice Shah: at the cost of repetition please don't be satisfied with reasoning. You need to see the root cause. Find out the happening. What happened to that hospital in Ahmedabad? Proceedings are closed. This is serious.

SG:even if its negligence then also human life is lost

Justice Shah: we are watching marriages we are seeing political processions. 60 percent not wearing masks and masks are hanging on their jaws.

Justice Bhushan: It is high time some responsibility is taken

Justice Shah: There is lack of will on part of steps if guidelines are not not implemented well. Everyday 6000 cases are required

SG: its harsher than earlier wave.

SC: Harsher measures are to be taken now

SG: in our affidavit you can see the directions we have issued.

Justice Reddy: We have seen all of this but what are the states doing?

Justice Shah: all states have to rise to the occasion

SG: it cannot be Me vs They

SG: Maharashtra is 18.9 percent with COVID19 cases. Kerala is after that. Delhi is also lacking.

Justice Bhushan: we will hear on Tuesday. Let the SOP be on record and let the steps on fire safety be intimated.

Hearing to continue Tuesday

Supreme Court: We take cognisance of the incident that happened in Rajkot where 6 people in COVID hospital ICU due to fire. This is happening else where too. We take no complete steps have been taken in this regard. SG will submit what steps are taken in this case.

SC: We also direct state of Gujarat to submit a report on the #Rajkotfire by Tuesday.

[BREAKING] "Shocking": Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of Rajkot hospital fire, seeks response from Gujarat

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