Hearing a petition by Elgaar Parishad case accused Sudha Bharadwaj's daughter seeking her temporary release from prison on medical grounds, the Bombay High Court held that prisoners have a right to their own medical records.
Irked over the submission, Justice Kathawalla said, God save the education system in this country, if you are promoting SSC students. These are the main exams of their schooling life. Aren t you making mockery of our education system (by promoting students)? Don t use pandemic as an excuse especially when you have conducted HSC papers, the judge observed.
The judges further noted that there was a decline in active cases in the state. In the name of pandemic you can t spoil the career of our children and their future. The policy makers must know this. This stand isn t acceptable, Justice Kathawalla remarked.
There is no coordination. People are made to wait at the centers for several hours and are later told there is no vaccine. There are also instances of citizens getting certain slots and when they go there either there is no vaccine stock or the center is shut, Master submitted.
The counsel further told the bench of his father s experience, who was made to wait for eight hours to get his dose.
Having heard the submissions, chief justice Datta told the BMC that it should ensure that citizens don t overcrowd at the centers. We understand you (BMC) don t have stock. But you shouldn t give appointments when there is no stock. Call citizens only when you have the stock. Let s not be unfair with citizens they are travelling all the way to centers and are waiting in the long lines only to be told they can t be vaccinated, the chief justice said.
A man who moved the high court seeking to meet his children, allegedly being kept away by his estranged wife, was told by the court that he needs to fulfil his responsibility as a father to earn kids’ love and affection.