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#BombayHighCourt to hear plea alleging improper management of #COVID19 medical treatment in #Maharashtra.

Hearing before Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni.

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Adv General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni appears for State, ASG Anil Singh appears for Centre, Sr Adv Anil Sakhare appears for BMC.

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

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Hearing begins.

Court is perusing the compliance report submitted to them.

#COVIDEmergency

State has informed in their note that they have issued notices to Zeeshan Siddiqui and Sood Charity Foundation, however have received no response.

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Court had sought an explanation from the Central and State governments on how Remdesivir, which is scarce in supply, can be distributed through a parallel channel by political and film personalities.

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Court asks if there is any audit on the quantity of drugs being supplied and drugs being administered and the deaths occurring in the hospitals; if there is any tally on those figures.

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Court: What is the point of making these allegations if you cannot substantiate with proof? You have no material before you.

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Court (on supply of drugs): Why are you not using technology for these demands? How do you record the demands you are receiving from the hospitals.

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Court: We cannot do micro and macro management. We have to see that the system is smooth and there is no bottle neck. That no patient suffers for lack of oxygen or drugs etc. We cannot look at the nodal officer level, what needs to be done.

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Court: You have to show us that there was demand for vials. You have to show us such orders.
We have power to strike down an arbitrary decision, but you have to show us. You have to lay down that foundation.

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Court moves on the issue of supply of oxygen.

Adv Arshil Shah informs the Court that Crystal hospital has moved Supreme Court that there is no oxygen supplied to them.
The State is only giving us digits but they are not showing compliance.

Adv Akshay Shinde, B Panel counsel holding for AG informs the Court that the application by Crystal was dismissed by the High Court.

Court: So against that he has moved to Supreme Court?

Shinde: Yes, that is what he is submitting.

Court: Well then let Supreme Court decide.

Court: Anybody has the right to move to Supreme Court.

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Court: When we heard this last time, what was the requirement of oxygen? 1720 MT?
Today also it is 1718 MT?
So the number of patients are falling, the demand for oxygen is not?

Shinde: This note I have put specific figures, which I did not put in the last week notes.