The petition further said that the Central Government has been acting in utter remiss and insensitivity in as much as not taking any measures to safeguard the rights of the people of Maharashtra.
The Court has constituted a 12-member National Taskforce to streamline and ensure the “effective and transparent” allocation of Liquid Medical Oxygen to States and UTs and its audit.
The Supreme Court will today hear a plea filed by the Centre against a Karnataka High Court order, directing the latter to increase the supply of oxygen in the state to 1200 MT.