[BREAKING] Create buffer oxygen stock, national policy on hospital admission, no action against social media posts: Supreme Court in COVID case [READ ORDER]
Supreme Court ORDER in SUO Motu case - 7 points by the #SupremeCourt
1) The UOI shall ensure, in terms of the assurance of the SG, that the deficit in the supply of oxygen to the GNCTD is rectified within 2 days from the date of the hearing - before the midnight of 3 May 2021
2) The Central Government shall, in collaboration with the States, prepare a buffer stock of oxygen for emergency purposes and decentralize the location of the emergency stocks.
3) HELP ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Central & State Govt shall notify all Chief Secretaries/DGPS/CPs that any clampdown on information on social media or harassment caused to individuals seeking/delivering help on any platform will attract a coercive exercise of jurisdiction by this Court.
4) Central Government shall, within two weeks, formulate a NATIONAL POLICY ON ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS which shall be followed by all State Governments. #SupremeCourt
5) The Central Government shall revisit its initiatives and protocols, including on the availability of oxygen, availability and pricing of vaccines, availability of essential drugs at affordable prices and respond by 10 May 2021. #SupremeCourt
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Sr Adv Darius Khambata submits that the petition will now become infructuous as the DGP Sanjay Pandey who is accused in the plea has recused himself from the investigation and a fresh inquiry has been issued.
#BombayHighCourt is hearing the plea suggesting special masks for speech and hearing impaired people for easy recognition and uniform policy for collection of fines throughout the State for not wearing masks as per #COVID19 protocol.
#BombayHighCourt to hear pleas filed by Rona Wilson and Shoma Sen seeking to quash the respective charges slapped against them by #NIA in connection to the #ElgarParishad event of 2018.
Hearing before Bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale.
Sen has also contended that the prosecution's case against her is built on evidence which was planted on digital devices belonging to a co-accused Wilson.
Kavina raises a number of issues such as
-number of total tests going down, when tests are down, positive cases are down and there is a general satisfaction
- Hospitals are not given a sufficient number of kits for conducting tests