Putting officers in jail won’t bring oxygen to Delhi, says SC; seeks info on allocation in 3 days
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The prime court docket is listening to Centre’s enchantment in opposition to Delhi High Court’s Tuesday order.
Putting officers in jail isn’t going to bring oxygen to Delhi, the Supreme Court mentioned on Wednesday whereas it requested the Centre in regards to the provide it has made to the nationwide capital since May 3.
“Let us ensure lives are saved,” it mentioned.
The prime court docket is listening to Centre’s enchantment in opposition to Delhi High Court’s Tuesday order of issuing contempt discover and looking for private look of its officers for non-compliance with the instructions on provide of oxygen to deal with COVID-19 sufferers in the nationwide capital.
A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud mentioned that it had ordered provide of 700 MT oxygen to Delhi each day from May 3 because the “pandemic in Delhi is at a very critical stage”.
“Putting officers in jail is not going to bring oxygen to the city, let us ensure lives are saved,” mentioned the bench which additionally comprised justice M R Shah.
“This is not adversarial litigation. Centre, Delhi governments are elected and doing their best to serve COVID-19 patients,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned. (*3*) the bench mentioned.
The listening to continues to be going on.
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