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Bench led by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta of #BombayHighCourt to hear the plea alleging improper management of #COVIDー19 medical treatment in #Maharashtra

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The Bench had on Tuesday stipulated passing an injunction order against any private company which was found procuring #CovidDrugs and distributing them to individuals directly.

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The matter is listed today to check status of compliance of the order passed on April 23, 2021.

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AG Ashutosh Kumbhakoni to appear for State, ASG Anil Singh to appear for Centre, Sr Adv Anil Sakhare to appear for BMC

Advocates Simil Purohit, Arshil Shah, Rajesh Inamdar will appear for petitioners.

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Hearing begins.

Centre files its affidavit.

Petitioners advocate submit they received the affidavit of Centre only today morning.

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CJ: ok then we take this up on Tuesday.

To State: We are going to expand the scope of this petition. Yesterday 4 people died

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CJ is referring to an incident in Thane where 4 patients died in a hospital due to fire.

CJ: Fire audits have to be carried out.

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Court: First there was an incident in Bhandup, then in Virar, then Nashik and now in Thane.

Sakhare: Yes we are looking into it. People come for treatment and they die of something else.

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Court: Fire audits have to start in all hospitals.

CJ: We do not want these hospitals to be potential jatubgriha.
In Mahabharat… I don’t know what you call it here. Pandavas house.. these hospitals are all jatubgrihas..

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Court: They go into hospitals in agony, but they should not be suffering like this.
We understand these are trying times and everything is tested. We have to leave our work aside and look into basic compliances.

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Court is informed that steps are being taken.

Court: Yes but we need compliance now.. It has to be shown. If something happens then what will you do? That has to be shown.

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Sakhare submits for BMC that there are teams working to ensure such mishaps do not happen.

Court: Some hospitals, top-grade, have functional fire fighting equipments in place.

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Court asks PMC to begin conducting fire audits in all hospitals.

CJ: There is an incident in Nagpur. Viral on social media. Octogenarian gave up his bed for a younger man. It was generous of him. But it reflects poor on the State. Had we been prepared we could have saved.

CJ: there was a case before us Janswasthya previous June where we had passed directions. Please tell us how many of those have been complied with.

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CJ: We are not blaming the Centre or the State. We have collectively failed! Had we been more vigilant, we would have managed the situation better.

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CJ: We receive several calls everyday. We have a judges group. We try to help ourselves. But others are not as lucky as us!

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CJ: Mr Desai pointed out in the morning about queues for vaccinations. Please look into that too Mr. Sakhare.

Sakhare: Yes milord we will try to work out.

CJ: Keep time slots, think of something faster.

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CJ: Mr. Singh you were not there in the morning. Those who don’t have Aadhar card, they are not getting vaccinations. As a matter of policy please decide.
ON the ground that you do not have Aadhar card and you are not vaccinated. That cannot be the situation.

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CJ: We have received information that most Parsis although they are not a lot, most of them are old. So look after them too! Ensure they get vaccinated.

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AG: Mr. Poonawala had once said that I will keep a separate quota for his community.

Sakhare: But community said we will take as and when we get. They refused to take like that.

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Inamdar: State must think of tracking people who have come back from Kumbh Mela.

CJ: Maharashtra has a policy in place that whoever come in have to have a COVID -ve report.

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Inamdar: But then that is not followed.

CJ: So there is a policy. When we went to Goa, we got tested at the airport.

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CJ: If someone is bypassing the law, then those are callous people. You have a responsibility to the society, to your fellow people. If that sense is not there...

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Court: Possibly you have not read our observations in the order we passed. We have passed all observations.

AG: There was a submission that people prefer wearing oxygen masks over regular cotton masks.

Court We have put everything in place.

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Court: We will ask the Centre, the State but then citizens do not follow precaution. What more do you want?

You want kumbh, you want marriages...

AG: You want fresh vegetables everyday.

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Court: If people do not follow restrictions, if they do not follow guidelines then how will it work? Are they waiting for a third wave?

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Court: Please advice your government (State) if for 15 days there can be complete lockdown, no one comes out unless absolutely crucial.

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Court: May be there will be some change, I am sure, it will be..

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CJ records: All respondents are directed to file affidavit on how the directions given by us have been complied with… to ensure their proper treatment.
Appropriate to adjourn the matter to May 4, 2021.

Purohit requests for more clarity on the flowchart of the medicines.

AG submits that his affidavit clarifies on this aspect. He will make it more clear on Tuesday.

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Hearing ends.

Matter kept for hearing on Tuesday.

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"Hospitals cannot be potential jatugrihas:"Bombay High Court takes cognizance of hospital fires, orders fire audit of hospitals in Maharashtra

@Neha_Jozie reports

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