Covid-19: After KCR, Court Pulls Up Jagan Govt Too Published by GulteDesk May 06, 2021
Courts have been playing a key role in reprimanding the state governments which have been failing to tackle the Covid crisis yet trying to show that everything was under control by fudging the figures. In neighbouring Telangana, the high court pulled up the TRS government over the spurt in Covid-19 cases but conducting less number of Corona tests, yet claiming to be doing everything and checking the spread of the disease.
The court chided KCR’s government not once but many times since a surge was witnessed in the first wave of Covid-19.
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A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, headed by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and comprising Justice C. Praveen Kumar, directed the State government to make up the shortfalls in tackling COVID with the urgency it deserves, and suggested that the related Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions not be considered as adversarial actions.
During a hearing on PILs filed by AP Civil Liberties Association and Guntur-based social activist Thota Suresh Babu on the COVID containment measures on Wednesday, the court expressed concern on the hardships being faced by COVID patients, particularly the alleged inaction against their exploitation by private hospitals, and inquired about the vaccination drive and other steps taken by the government to control the pandemic.
Andhra HC pulls up govt over multiple issues on Covid
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Amaravati, April 22 : The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday was critical of the state government over multiple issues pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic.
The court expressed its dismay at the government failing to furnish information on what measures it took to control the pandemic, asking why it failed to file a counter affidavit to the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Thota Suresh Babu last September.
Similarly, the court demanded the state furnish information on the coronavirus second wave, number of cases, tests, results, availability of beds, medicines and other aspects.