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Karnataka HC will hear a case registered suo motu after the Court received two letters on Covid-19 Management in the state.

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Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar will hear the matter today.

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Yesterday, the Court informed that issues on availability of beds and remdesivir will be taken up today.

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Here are the stories from yesterday's hearing:

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Bench assembled.

First give us report on the investigation in Chamarajanagar incident : Bench

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Look that the sensitive nature...Is not necessary that some senior IPS officer should over see the investigation....Investigation is now by Police Inspector attached to CCB : Bench

8 persons have been arrested including a doctor.. : Govt counsel

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We feel that a senior officer should be monitoring this... the whole incident is sketchy : Bench

Question of getting access to data.. some kind of team should be there. Some cyber security should be part of this.. : Bench

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ORDER

We have perused report by Police inspector...in a sealed cover. concerning alleged hospital bed scam. FIR in HSR layout, investigation has been transferred...: Bench

Looking into the sensitive nature of allegations, it is necessary that investigation is regularly monitored by experienced senior IPS : Bench

@Tejasvi_Surya

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Necessary for State to consider whether an investigation team consisting of officers of cybercrimes can be part of team.

Investigation can be monitored by IPS officer.

State to decision in this immediately. Report to be resealed and submitted.

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correction*** : report in alleged BBMP bed scam pointed out by Tejasvi Surya.

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AAG has filed a memo stating that order dated 3rd May appointing IAS officer in Chamarajanagar incident will not be given effect : Bench

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A report has been submitted by Monitoring Committee.. It is taken on record.

We Direct Secy of KSLSA to supply sofy copies to all parties so that they can be heard on the said report.

Parties will be heard tom : Bench

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Apart drawing conlusions in the incident, there are imp recommendations made by the committee such as providing minimum buffer stock of oxygen, installing cylinders with GPS : Bench

One of the bottling plants in Mysore is not functional, state to take immediate steps to revive the same.

We are of the view that apart from the conclusions, other suggestions made by the committee should be considered immediately by the State : Bench

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Give me one day, Lordships. I will look into it : AG Prabhuling Navadgi

We are saying consider...not implement, we will hear you : Bench

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Availability of beds in the entire State

What is the requirement of the State? Have you estimated...? Has the GoK estimated the number of beds...are the no of beds sufficient? Bench asks

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Where is district wise data? That is very imp...some districts may not have beds : Court

District wise info is not provided : Adv Clifton D Rozario

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Some experts suggested third-wave...Tell us the projected requirement of beds....What is the state of preparedness?

The issue occurred because after first wave, we were not prepared. That issue should not occur again. Address us next week : Bench

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How do you propose to reach the figure suggested by the GOI for number of beds? Bench

Number of beds have increased in the State. Still there is a gap. Karnataka has surpassed Maharashtra in terms of COVID cases : Rozario

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Now we need road map and district wise data....It is of no use if you increase beds only in one area : Court

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Any data available for beds ? Bench

General beds -2878, HDU beds - 49 ICU - 16, ICU plus ventilators - 7 : BBMP counsel

Situation still continues to be grim : Bench

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Every day we are checking number of beds, and never it crosses 100. Yesterday also we have 15k cases : Bench

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One Adv suggests converting 12 marriage halls in Bengalauru Palace vicinity for beds. Will be able to have more that 10,000 beds, he submits

Bench: We don't think there will be issue to convert halls for beds, but how will we get doctors, nurses etc...

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Amicus Curiae Vikram Huilgol : Many advocates are making suggestions now.... some valid, some not. Let them forward it to me, I will collate it. It saves time.

Bench: In the morning also, we had to request lawyers to not keep on filing PILs on COVID-19.

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CJ: Indian Air Force and Railways have offered facilities, has BBMP taken over it.

Central govt counsel M N Kumar: BBMP has not taken over it. Air force has offered a 100 bed facility.

Adv Shridhar Prabhu: Doc and nurses etc are being provided by the Air force.

BBMP: 30 beds have been taken over from the Air Force.

Court: They are offering 100 beds.

BBMP: We will take over milords, no issues.

Bench: The Airforce is providing everything, doctors, nurses, para-medical staff. You should take over it immediately.

BBMP: I will take instructions.

CJ to BBMP: Not tomorrow, you should take over it. Start functioning

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ORDER

In the written sub filed yest, State has said that 45,754 beds are available, 5305 ICU beds and 4109 ICU beds with ventilators available.

Requirement suggested by Cenre is to have 66,333 general beds.

Thus, generally, it can be said that there is a huge shortage at the State level.

District breaks up and estimated requirement not placed on record.

Railways have offered services of beds in various places...We direct State to immediately take over said beds : Bench

Court records data placed by BBMP on beds.

The situation in Bengaluru in case of beds continues to be critical esp when 15,000 and more cases are detected in city : Bench

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Airforce has assured to set up a COVID-19 care centre and provide medical staff with catering etc outsourced.

BBMP says 30 beds taken over, Centre says not a single bed taken over : Bench

We direct Chief Commissioner of BBMP to take over facility offered by Air force within 24 hours. Make sure the facility is made operational immediately.

Very few hospital beds are available now : Bench

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BBMP owes an explanation to the Court for not taking over the facility by next week.

Even State to offer explanation in writing why beds by Railways not taken over till today.

Direct State to show district-wise break up of beds and requirement of beds : Bench

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During last few days, we have dealt with immediate measure to deal with enormous second wave, therefore, it is high time that State starts to deal with their wave : Bench

We direct the State to prepare an action plan and vision statement dealing with the state of preparedness for tackling the situation created by 3rd possible wave (estimated beds, oxygen etc) by next Tuesday : Bench

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Considering shortage of beds, it is necessary for state and local bodies to take help of govt, semi govt organisations that are in a position to offer beds to COVID 19 patients : Bench

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MB Nargund for Centre: Earlier, for Remdesivir, there was a production of 36 lakh vials. Now we have increased to 72 vials. Our aim is to increase it by 1 crore vials by end of the month

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Requirement os for 35,000 to 40,000 vials per day : State

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ORDER

Bench: Centre submits that from 10th May, State will get 40,000 vials per day (Remdesivir). Concern raised by ASG and applicant...about unnecessary and excessive use of said drug.

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There are protocols laid down by GOI for use of drug.

Now that, quota has been substantially increased, State must seriously audit of the use of said drug and oxygen in the State.

If some hospitals are unnecessarily using it, State will have to step in : Bench

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A report shall be submitted in sealed cover after holding inquiry.

We will continue hearing tomorrow now : Bench

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We may suggest to parties, if they wish to bring to notice of Court any relevant factual aspect, they may do by sending it to amicus so that issues which members of Bar want to raise can be properly dealt with by the Court : Court

Court informed that senior IPS officer will monitor Bed scam case.

Report on investigation shall be filed by Joint Comm of Police [crimes]. Details of investigation carried out will mentioned in report : Court

@Tejasvi_Surya

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Matter adjourned to May 13.