Thread by @barandbench

Delhi High Court hears plea seeking medical facilities for lawyers suffering from #COVID19.

Senior Adv Ramesh Gupta breaks down before Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli.

"I'm hearing 20 deaths every day..Help us in whatever way", Gupta says

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Senior Adv Ramesh Gupta who is the Chairman, Bar Council of Delhi seeks a direction that a hospital with ICU beds be attached for members of the Bar.

"We understand situation is not very good. People are dying because vaccines, oxygen, other facilities are not there.. ": Gupta

Gupta informs that there is a 95% complete hospital opposite Dwarka Court which could be made operational and 100 beds be given to lawyers.

#COVID19

We don't want to say Delhi govt is at fault or Central Government is at fault.. why can't be involve the Army : Gupta

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Court asks Delhi govt counsel to seek instructions.

We understand your pain.. this sudden surge.. nobody could have imagined. Today, we don't think it is a crisis of funding. It is infrastructure.. : Court

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Even if we were to get an attachment, these facilities are created.. where is the oxygen? Established hospitals have stopped admission.. they have asked people to take away (patients) : Court

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#OxygenCrisis

Doctors are crying. What do we do? This is the biggest tension we have. This is a complete failure of the State : Court

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#OxygenShortage

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It will not not satisfy you if paper orders are passed : Court

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Gupta raises issues of vaccination for lawyers.

The issue is availability of vaccines, says Court

Court says it will take up the matter at 2:30 along with other COVID related matters.

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One of the oxygen suppliers, Vinayak Gases, is before Court.

The representative says the owners are down with COVID.

It's a war. It's not a battle.: Court

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We are providing every thing.. : Vinayak Gases

Court reiterates that this was not the time for hoarding.

We wanted LMOs to remind present because they were not complying: Court

We will assemble at 2:30: Court

We are on Titanic with limited life boats : Adv Santosh Tripathi.

He informs about the demise of a fellow lawyer.

It is harder for us.. so helpless: Justice Rekha Palli.

All of us have been scarred : Justice Vipin Sanghi

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Bench rises.

All COVID related matters to be heard at 2:30.