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27 Apr, 18 tweets, 3 min read
Advocate Alok Agarwal, appearing for Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, tells Delhi High Court about a Delhi Govt's order that hospitals have to attend to all emergency patients within 10-15 minutes and give them oxygen and medicines. HC asks Delhi Govt to take instruction on this.
Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev informs the court that they have requested all suppliers to give details of Oxygen tankers arriving at their centre in Delhi, the quota will then be allocated for three days.
Counsel appearing for Venkateshwera Hospital, Dwarka seeks court intervention as the hospital is running out of oxygen, and seeks court direction to supply oxygen to it urgently.
Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra, appearing for Delhi Government, tells court that he will talk with officers and ensure the Venkateshwara hospitals gets oxygen supply
Delhi High Court shows displeasure with the reports of black marketing of oxygen cylinders. The Court tells Delhi govt to take them (black marketers) in custody, says - you have powers to take action.
Delhi Govt's counsel says - action will be taken by evening, we have issued show-cause notices too.
Delhi HC shows displeasure and says that this cylinder (Oxygen) business is a complete mess. Court asks Delhi Govt to put the house in order; says people have to buy it in black for lakhs, which costs merely a few hundred rupees only
Delhi High Court suggests Delhi government to get information from all hospitals and pharmacies on the supply of Remdesivir and other drugs. HC suggests Delhi Govt to appoint accounting officers
Delhi HC issues contempt notice, asks Delhi Govt to take action against erring cylinder dealers

The court order came when it was informed by Delhi Heart and Lung Institute that they are facing oxygen shortage and the concerned nodal officer is helpless
Delhi High Court issues contempt notice to those oxygen cylinder refillers who were not present during the hearing today. HC says we are surprised that the order passed by the Delhi govt was not taken into consideration by cylinder refillers.
Delhi High Court notes that it transpires that substantial quantity is supplied to cylinder refillers but there is no mechanism to monitor further supply from them
HC asks Seth Air why they've not supplied cylinders to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital. HC notes the stand taken by Seth Air to be false.
"It's evident Seth Air diverting supplies&probably selling in black market,"HC says
HC directs Delhi Govt to take over Seth Air cylinder refillers
Delhi High Court says if you (Delhi Government) are not going to be able to manage then tells us, we will ask Centre Govt officer to take over (the refilling unit)
Delhi HC says Delhi Govt has to pull up its socks with respect to the distribution of not only liquid oxygen but also oxygen cylinders. There's no account being kept on how they're further supplying O2 to hospitals/individuals, leading to an artificial black market, says Court
Delhi High Court directs Delhi Government to take the record from all pharmacies on supply of Remdesivir, Dexamethasone and Fabiflu and other drugs, and to conduct a random audit to ascertain any black marketing
Delhi High Court to Delhi government on cylinder refilling units: Our confidence has shaken, you put your house in order
Delhi High Court asks Delhi Government to file affidavit mentioning the status of the stock of liquid and gaseous oxygen with refillers by 10 am tomorrow
Delhi High Court asks Delhi Govt to file a response concerning the Ashok Hotel being dedicated for judicial officers.

HC says Delhi High Court never made any such request.

HC takes suo motu cognizance on this issue, and issues a notice to Delhi Government.

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