Justice N.V. Ramana. | Photo Credit: Twitter page
The decisions regarding journalist Siddique Kappan, the second COVID-19 wave and sedition law show a rejuvenation is happening within the court. A series of decisions within a week since Justice N.V. Ramana took over as the 48th Chief Justice of India shows a rejuvenation happening within the Supreme Court in its role as the guardian of rights of ordinary people.
The court has not flinched while ordering a reluctant Uttar Pradesh government to shift journalist Siddique Kappan to Delhi for medical treatment. It has talked straight and true to the Centre about the lapses in managing a devastating second COVID-19 wave which has cost precious lives, especially in the National Capital.
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The company had also moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to produce oxygen at the plant Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami at an all-party meeting said that the re-opening of the closed Sterlite plant at Thoothukudi can be considered for a period of four months for manufacturing oxygen only.
The meeting, which lasted for nearly two hours at the Secretariat, discussed allowing oxygen production in the backdrop of Sterlite offering to produce 1,000 MT of oxygen daily at the plant and give to various states for free to meet the surging demand for oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients.
Sterlite’s proposal to be discussed today
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A view of the Sterlite Plant in Thoothukudi due the High Courts verdict upholding the sealing of Sterlite Copper. | Photo Credit:
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Chief Minister calls all-party meeting
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has convened an all party meeting at the State Secretariat on Monday to discuss the issue of allowing the Sterlite copper smelter plant at Thoothukudi to reopen to produce oxygen. The DMK said it would participate in the meeting.
Sterlite has offered to produce 1,000 MT of oxygen per day from the facility and had moved the Supreme Court to allow it to produce and provide oxygen for free at a time when many States were reeling under a shortage of oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients.
It s a national health emergency, says Supreme Court
Published : Apr 23, 2021, 12:59 am IST
Updated : Apr 23, 2021, 12:59 am IST
SC has sought Centre’s response on supply of oxygen, essential drugs, method and manner of vaccination and the power to declare lockdown
Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Centre 24 hours to present to it a national plan on the supply of oxygen, essential medicines and manner and method of administering vaccine.(Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: Describing the prevailing Covid situation as a “health emergency”, the Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Centre 24 hours to present to it a national plan on the supply of oxygen, essential medicines and manner and method of administering vaccine.
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