Bombay HC Tells People to First Adhere to COVID-19 Protocol and then Blame Govt.

Maharashtra- The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court said on Monday told the people to first adhere to the COVID-19 protocols and then blame the government. This statement came while the high court was passing various directions as to how to tackle the pandemic. 

A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and BU Debadwar instructed the people, including public servants not on duty and the doctors and paramedical staff to carry their Aadhar cards while leaving their homes and also told them to wear masks. 

Justice Ghuge appealed to the people to show some loyalty to the place they live in asking them to be sensible, practice restraint and discipline before pinning the blame on the government. 

"We as citizens should show some loyalty to our place and sensibility before blaming the government. Residents need to practice restraint and discipline," said Justice Ghuge. 

The court also held that the schemes and system that are in force to curb the spread of this deadly infectious disease are good but it is the people who fail to adhere to it destroy them and make them rotten. 

We see youngsters, girls and boys, loitering outside without any purpose. People are traveling on bikes on triples and sometimes even four persons without helmets and masks," the High Court said. 

The court strictly warned people to properly wear the mask while stepping outside their homes. Justice Ghuge cautioned the people who wear the masks below the chin or exposing their mouth or chin that they will be booked as such people turn out to be super-spreaders of the novel coronavirus. 

The court warned that no member belonging to any political party or any influential member shall use their influence to aid a lockdown violator. 

The court also refrained to interfere with the government's policy of equal distribution of oxygen and Remdesivir injections. "There would be no grabbing of share of Remdesivir injections or oxygen supply to Aurangabad from other districts in the state. The government, both Union and State, has its policy of equal distribution and we do not intend to disturb it," the court said. 

The high court gave a green signal to hospitals that want to set up oxygen plants in their premises after taking note of an order passed by the Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner who asked private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients to set oxygen plants.

The bench also instructed the authorities to ramp up the vaccination process as it will help curb the cases of the novel coronavirus in the future. 

The Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner and municipal commissioners of all districts were instructed by the court to monitor the crematorium to ensure that kins and friends of the COVID-19 victims are not harassed or asked to pay bribes in order to perform the last rites. 

The court also instructed authorities to set up health care centres in rural areas which conduct rapid antigen tests in order to not force people living in the rural areas to travel to the cities to get the tests done. The court will again hear this matter on May 3. 

The court also heard the petition demanding criminal action against BJP MP Sujay Vikhe Patil for distributing 10,000 vials of Remdesivir injections which he procured from Delhi in Ahmednagar. The court posted this petition for hearing on 29 April and asked the state government for its response in this matter. 

Mumbai recorded a significant drop in the cases of the novel coronavirus with 3,876 cases, the lowest in over four weeks while over 48,700 cases have been reported from the state of Maharashtra which still continues to be the worst COVID-19 affected state in the country. 

Meanwhile, India on Monday reported 3.23 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases taking the total caseload of the country to over 1.76 crores. 2,771 COVID-induced deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours with the total death toll now amounting to over 1.97 lakhs. There are over 28.74 lakh active cases of the novel coronavirus in the country. However, India finally saw a downward spiral in the number of COVID-19 cases with 8.4% fewer cases than the previous day. It is the sixth consecutive day that over 3 lakh cases have been reported in the country.

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