The Madras High Court
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, in an observation, said there can’t be adhocism in dealing with a pandemic
The Madras High Court on Thursday wondered what the Centre has been doing for the last 14 months, instead of jostling now, when the second wave of COVID-19 is at its peak. The court said there cannot be adhocism in dealing with a pandemic and that the Centre should have acted in a planned and informed manner with expert advice.
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee made the observations when Additional Solicitor General R. Sankaranarayanan listed out the measures being taken by the Centre now to control the pandemic and said that the second wave was unexpected. The submissions were made during the hearing of a