The Madhya Pradesh High Court decision to find out if panel lawyers employed by central agencies and appearing before it had the requisite experience and vetted with courts is significant. The Court had frowned at appointing public prosecutors on contract basis earlier.
State's advocate general submitted that the state has made payment for 15 lakh doses of the vaccine, of which 2.5 lakh doses have been received by the state and accordingly vaccination of age group of 18 to 45 years begun from May 5.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench presented the arguments of both party counsels and observed that in the exercise of its powers, the court can entertain a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
Many of the matters which otherwise would have been listed for passing appropriate orders, owing to the aforementioned reasons, are not being taken up by different Courts.
The division bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla asked the state government to clarify how many government and private hospitals in the state have been affiliated so far under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.