The other issue that came up before the Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli today was that while the entire country was striving to get hold of life-saving medicines such as Remdesivir and others.
In the present case, the petitioner was suspected to be a foreigner post march 25, 1971 and the onus was upon her to prove that she is an Indian citizen and not a foreigner.
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to find out if the owners of a hospital in Dwarka, where a few beds were available, were willing to hand it over for COVID treatment.
The Court further directed the Health Secretary to issue a fresh district wise allocation order of Remdesivir vials based upon the order of the Central Government dated 1.5.2021 which should be effective for a period from 1st May, 2021 till 9th May, 2021.
The Court passed these directions in the Suo Motu plea on the supply of oxygen, ensuring availability of essential drugs, and streamlining the modalities for vaccination amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India
The Court said, if the impugned scheme allowed to be executed in favour of the beneficiaries, would convey inappropriate signal in the society that the Conductors who are involved in cases of misappropriation & corruption are being reinstated in the Corporation.