The Bombay High Court recently has directed the State of Maharashtra to establish a protocol for making available essential drugs like Amphotericin B and Tocilizumab, deals with question of the private supply of essential drugs by political and film personalities.
A division bench comprising Justice Sunil P. Deshmukh and Justice G.S. Kulkarni on Wednesday has said that it is awaiting mechanisms declared by the State Government in consultation with the Central Government, which would cater to the urgent demands of essential drugs like Amphotericin B and Tocilizumab at the places/hospitals where they are needed the most.
The court was hearing a batch of public interest litigations raising several vital issues concerning the agony of the citizens arising from the present pandemic caused by Covid-19.
A division bench of the Bombay High Court, comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S.
Kulkarni on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the home vaccination guidelines issued by the state government’s task force.Government lawyer Shastri said: “In deference to the order of June 14, members of the State Covid Task Force have duly applied their minds and have framed draft guidelines for ‘home vaccination’.
A week’s time may be given to the Task Force to finalize the guidelines and to obtain the state government’s approval for implementation.”The court noted: “We have read the draft guidelines.
Prima-facie, we record our satisfaction of the Task Force having proceeded in the right direction.”The court further said; “We, however, leave it to the wisdom of the Task Force to incorporate such measures as would ultimately benefit the elderly and the disabled citizens, in whose interest such guidelines have been conceived.
We also hope and trust that by Tuesday next, when we propose to take up this PIL petition next, the state government would be in a position to apprise us on how it proposes to go forward by initiating drives for ‘home vaccination’.”Read More...
During the hearing on August 28, 2019, in a case related to Bhima-Koregaon violence, it was reported that Bombay High Court Judge asked the accused Gonsalves to explain why he kept “objectionable material” such as “War and Peace” at home.
Immediately, sections of the media including the BBC assumed it was Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace which is a classic novel about Russia and an outrage cycle began on Twitter with some usual suspects questioning whether reading a classic was also forbidden now.
However, in reality, the judge at the Bombay High Court had referred to “War and Peace in Junglemahal: People, State and Maoists” by Biswajit Roy and not by Leo Tolstoy.
Similarly, on the abrogation of article 370, the reportage by BBC with sensational headlines created the confusions as it has alleged Indian Armed Force of resorting to violence in the newly formed union territory.
After August 05, 2019, many journalists and local government officials have also been posting videos showing the ground situation in Kashmir.
It's been 7 days since the move to abrogate Article 370 from J This road connects zero bridge and moves towards Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar, Kashmir.
