The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Central and Assam governments on the matter of denial of proper treatment to non-Covid-19 patients in various hospitals of the state.
The authors of the letter posit five fundamental reasons why these three Acts, tied together by the government, are deeply detrimental in their repercussion on the small farmers of India. I reproduce below excerpts of these arguments:
The Court said it’s a matter of national importance as such issue needs to be resolved through negotiations. The Court said there will be a need to form a committee including Bharatiya Kisan Union, farmers organisations from across India and government representatives to negotiate a solution.
A bench headed by Justice S.K. Kaul observed that it will examine if it is feasible or desirable for it to examine the validity of the proclamation of Emergency after a lapse of 45 years.
The petition has been filed by Advocate and Mental Health Activist Gaurav Kumar Bansal seeking framing of regulations for maintaining the minimum standard in the mental health establishments under the Mental Healthcare Act.
According to the Centre, improvement in the health sector can be effectively led by the State government with effective monitoring and specific intervention to control and regulate the implementation process of the guidelines and schemes in a proper perspective.
In its affidavit to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Centre said that there is no difference between a public servant and an elected representative while also pointing out that there are no specific service conditions laid down in respect of elected representatives.