The Delhi High Court is hearing pleas concerning the COVID-19 situation in the national capital. The hearing is before Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli.
Live updates of the hearing today feature here.
We will get 480-520MT over the next 3-4 days : Amicus Rajshekhar Rao apprises the Court.
Hopefully we will touch 550-600 MT in the next seven days : Rao
Rao informs that a meeting was held with the suppliers to determine the realistic supply.
Slowly there will be enhancement. Both Union and State are working: Rao
Rao says there is lack of storage reseve.
Court says there is a need to create depots like there are for Petroleum.
Only thing that can happen is ISO containers: Rao as he says that depots take time to be constructed.
It has to be optimised and the SoS calls have to be dealt with : Rao
We were informed yesterday by refillers that there are issues of site management. Individual filling is becoming chaotic : Rao
Law and order has to be deployed so that no untoward incident happens: Rao
People also have to be educated.. : Rao as he says that yesterday a person came for refiling with a hydrogen cylinder.
Even the business of hoarding cylinders and medicines...we requested our colleagues at the Bar to spread awareness..each cylinder held back is killing people: Rao
A bank can be created: Court
And it can be manned by army or para military: Rao
We're talking like a blood Bank.. so that there is security .. assurance is there: Court
You will also get a cylinder that is safe : Rao
It needs to be done on a war footing. We have to be prepared for the doubling. It has to be decentralised: Rao
There is some conversion that is required (for industrial oxygen to be used): Mehra
The business of industrial oxygen suppliers would have come to a standstill: Court
We could hold certain camps.. in various districts.. : Mehra
The issue of hoarding because of insecurity can be addressed: Mehra
It will address the confidence level .. they will come with empty cylinders and we will give filled ones : Mehra
So that we don't exhaust all our cylinders: Mehra
If we involve all 300 suppliers we don't know.. then we will have to check for black market etc: Mehra
There are very pro active suggestions.. I'll go back and take instructions: Mehra
CISF is trained for security purposes. They are trained on how to control these things: Senior Advocate G Tushar Rao on security at banks if created
Even Gurudwaras are now out of oxygen...even private sector requires attention of this court : Tushar Rao
Court notes that now there are 250 new suppliers which have to be tapped.
We have shared what has come out. We will verify: Mehra
There is no accountability for individual cylinders: Rao
These shops could be made responsible... deploy some persons and do a mix of both by setting up camps: Rao
Each refiller can give 10 MT per day and to some extent reduce panic.. : Rao
Suppliers are facing the brunt of public wrath: Rao
It's dangerous: Court
Mehra says currently local police is managing.
Long queues are there and long waiting period: Mehra
Once reserve is built up in 2-3 days.. assuming we will have cylinders and the reserve.. and then we can have the whole process and make it easy of public.. : Mehra
Are refillers working round the clock ?: Court
Yes, if they have the stock : Mehra
Seth has huge problems...it is impossible for my workers to work with him : Mehra
Seth should place on affidavit how many customers was he servicing as on March 2021.. he tells everyone I'll serve you..he was probably doing much more. What does it want to do : Mehra
Then market forces come to my officers that he can't do it because of you: Mehra
Maybe Seth can appoint a distributor or you create a branch..so that he doens't have to deal with 140 people: Court
We have communicated to him.. it is for him. He has the domain expertise: Mehra
He hasn't even given us the bills. My officers have told him...he is just not interested: Mehra
Every small suppliers was being supplied by him. This means he has the capacity: Mehra
Court says that earlier, requirement was not that much and hence Seth was probably supplying a lesser quantity to more hospitals.
Mehra says let it come on affidavit.
Do you really need an order? You send your officers to the plant : Court
Unless there is intervention...he can say anything to us: Mehra
Your officers can see and witness and make a report: Court
Can we do both .. most nursing homes he was catering to and now these are rushing to court : Mehra
You have to keep in mind what his capacity is, the whole process takes time : Court
Let him tell his capacity. We will also file our report: Mehra
Abhinav Tyagi for Seth Air: Machine has overrun. It has wear and tear.. regarding bills, Linde has to send its bills so that bills can further be raised on Delhi govt
Due to lack of staff, Seth is on a verge of collapse: Tyagi
When he goes to hospitals.. paramilitary needs to be there.. yesterday there was a situation at his plant: Tyagi
Let Delhi govt officials be there to report what is happening: Tyagi
Can you not post.. 1-2 officers at Seth : Court
Some of other officers are already there: Mehra
They can see real time.. whether tankers have gone, have come back from Linde : Court
If someone is to be spoken to at Linde, that person can talk : Court
My officers are doing exactly that : Mehra
We'll take it offline : Rao
There are problems on the ground but we also need Seth's whereabouts: Rao
We want to support Seth and be as strong...he can give us a wishlist. But he must perform for people of Delhi : Mehra
Court suggests making delivery of cylinders decentralised.
See where the bottlenecks are and deal with it.. consider it offline : Court
We'll try our best to sort it out : Mehra
If storage is created, this pressure will lessen : Rao
If storage is created, this pressure will lessen : Rao as he suggests that some unutilised tankers can be diverted from Maharashtra to Delhi
If there is a shortfall in consumption in Maharashtra..they could be diverted to Delhi temporarily for creating a reserve: Court to ASG Chetan Sharma
Where there is a dip, it can come ... Karnataka has seen a spike: ASG Sharma
Yes, where ever there is deficiency..: Court
It will be taken up in due earnestness: ASG Sharma
Mehra refers to the presentation made by Ms Sumita Dawra before the Supreme Court, says there are 1631 tankers across India.
There are 1224 oxygen tankers having capacity 16732 MT. Efforts are being made to take it to 2000 tankers : ASG Sharma
Centre has already been proactive: ASG Sharma
I'm only patting Centre's back: Mehra
24490 MT is the combined capacity (if nitrogen, argan tankers are also converted for oxygen): Mehra
8608.. is being transported currently when capacity is at least 50% more: Mehra
There is no dearth of oxygen tankers to take 8608...I was under an incorrect impression that we don't have tankers: Mehra
The missing puzzle is turn around time..how are we allocating the tanker and oxygen: Mehra
Please take over all these tankers and manage the tankers: Mehra to Centre
State are withholding tankers: Mehra
Because tankers are not national reserve: Court
Yes: Mehra
I'm sure Union has applied its mind : Court
As per Solicitor General, only Delhi has this problem..I don't agree.. let's take that position..: Mehra
ASG Sharma objects to Mehra making tainted statements. That's not fair.
He has not made any such statement at least today : Court
You were to get instructions (on Rajasthan detaining tankers): Court
It was kept for Wednesday: Sharma
SC has said you must supply 700. Why should we get into other States : Court
Let Delhi govt tell what steps they are taking to augment capacity: Rao as Mehra says Supreme Court has recorded both 700 and 976MT requirment.
Now there is a Supreme Court order. If you don't undertake this exercise, you will be in contempt. Now this is your job ...this are tankers available but you are not willing to do this job : Court
We are filing our compliance report before Surpreme Court today ...we will not get into whether it is to supply 700 or fulfill the deficit: ASG Sharma
We will file before this court also today itself : ASG Sharma
433MT reached Delhi at mid night. 307 MT came in at 8:15 am.. we expect by evening there shall be fair enough oxygen: ASG Sharma
590 is what you have to deliver. With 420, citizens are dying: Mehra
Let's not get into rhetoric, says ASG Sharma
This is not rhetoric. Is it not a fact? Sorry, Mr Sharma. You may be blind, we are not. How can you be so insensitive: Court
Let's not get emotional: ASG Sharma
This is an emotional matter. People's life are at stake: Court
The court can be assured that everybody.. we are struggling.. 433 had reached and 307 reached...things are getting better. Once Supreme Court has said synergise yourself. We are doing everything: ASG Sharma
We are on simple mathematics. Figures are there in Supreme Court order.. the cryogenic tanker capacity is 16k MT.. we are not talking of others : Court
We are in the process of taking availability to 2k: ASG Sharma
If you were to utilise the existing fleet, you may not have to take it to 2k: Court
Rao says there is a problem of tankers going empty after supply and thus 16k capacity can't be achieved constantly.
We have to find a temporaty solution to get Delhi stable: Rao
Rao says other States in the country will also be needing tankers.
There are people who are dying because of .5 MT: Rao
Sanju Mishra: We are running a small Hospital, Muni Maya Ram Jain Hospital. We don't have permission to admit COVID patients but we can't let them die. We are treating. We are not getting oxygen filled up. Because we are small, we shouldn't be neglected.
Families are in the line to get oxygen.. every day we are losing lives.. Just give me oxygen, I will save lives : Sanju Mishra
Court comes back to oxygen allocation issue.
You have to improve it : Court to ASG Chetan Sharma on mobilization of tankers
Advocate Aishwarya Bhati for Centre: We will get back with clear scientific data. Specialised groups are dealing with this.
How mamy suppliers do you have in that group? : Court
138 cryogenic tankers are being imported band 50 are being manufactured: Sharma
What you are planning and getting is all in future...is it one week or two weeks, we don't know that. Today the whole country is crying for oxygen: Court
If you were to involve the major suppliers.. : Court
I'm sure they are involved: ASG Sharma
Involve experts.. brilliant minds from IIMs: Court
I'll flag the issue and get back: ASG Sharma
Court says its concern is that the fleet is best utilised
Suppliers are involved on a day to day basis.. Railways, airforce are part of the logistics exercise : Bhati
We will come back with more concrete suggestions and explanations: Bhati
It's a suggestion well taken : ASG Sharma on diverting tankers from Maharashtra for the time being.
Mehra proposes a route for Linde supply.
It has been placed before the Central government
Once it is in the war room, it will be taken care of: ASG Sharma
This is to optimise oxygen that has to come from East India ..how containers should move to optimise it: Mehra
Mehra explains the route.
On an ad hoc basis, some day we get 6 containers and 2-3 days we get nothing: Mehra
They (centre) should get into : Court
Mehra says there is shortfall of 10 containers.
If centre can augment these.. :Mehra
Kashipur has to supply 30MT per day.. total capacity is 60MT. The stock has been exhausted now. And nobody is looking into that.. : Rao
Air Liquide Dehradun has experienced power cuts.. which dips capacity.. we are not getting 590 for a variety of reasons.. : Rao
Rao says the need was to target a higher supply of 700 in order to get actual supply of 590 MT.
Linde had stock.. they don't have buffer stock right now. Somebody should look into the real numbers : Rao
If a plant has to deal with 10 states, these are little little things... thought has to go into it : Rao
We have been given a show cause by govt for not supplying to entities who are not alloted to me : Rohit Ranjan for Goyal Gases
You bring to our notice: Court
ASG Sharma says 12 tankers have been added yesterday.
You tell us after lunch if they are operational: Court
37 tankers are geo tagged : Mehra
If all the suppliers including Inox, Linde, Air Liquide and other suppliers.. if we can get registration number of all those to keep tab on diversions: Mehra
Govt should identify it: Court
Data uploaded has registration number: Rao
Mehra says a tanker should be alloted till supply is going on.
Buffer tankers should also be kept so that a tanker on the normal course is not diverted : Rao
There are several instances that are coming to light.. if amicus could prepare a point wise position.. we will request the empowered group to look into these aspects... closely and regularly maybe: Court
If EGII could take over all tankers and equitably distribute it.. just consider it : Mehra
Court breaks for lunch. We'll assemble at 3 pm. We'll look at the status report: Court
We believe there will be a surge.. the idea is to inform the people when to take recourse to hospitals.. these aspects govt has to proactively communicate: Rao
Small small steps are getting lost in the larger aspect.. : Rao
Rao raises issue of fake medicines in the market.
Let them start telling the court that it is being done: Rao
Try to have ICMR people post lunch. We would want them to make some videos and graphics: Court
It could be sent through WhatsApp: Rao
This dissemination of education could be done through mohalla clinics.. through mobile announcements : ASG Sharma
The en mass panic will dissipate.. 60% of it is psychological: ASG Sharma
One of my court staff he lost his wife suddenly. She was not well. Did not get the test, didn't take medication.. somebody didn't advise.. : Justice Sanghi
Same thing happened in my family..they said fever is gone.. : Justice Palli
That's why ICMR has to advise .. : Court
We've been awaiting the reply of the Centre. Delhi govt has asked for help.. they should take steps. We're not hearing about army : Senior Advocate Krishnan Venugopal
There is a news report that Mr Fauci said that India is going to be the cradle of new variants: Venugopal
Mr Sharma you have to act on this very fast: Court
There wings of army are already there : ASG Sharma
They are wanted for civilians.. for field hospitals: Court
What is the purpose of Reg 301 if you are not using it : Court
Addn Director, CDI said the matter is being looked into. Army being called in aid of civilians...(unclear audio): ASG Sharma
Steps need to be taken today not after 15 days : Senior Adv Abhinav Vashisht
If army is not to be brought in, you spell those reasons : Court
It was very actively been looked into : ASG Sharma
Nature of the request is such.. there is an urgency: Court
They in principle can't say this is not the situation for armed forces to come in .. this studied silence.. : Venugopal
You take instructions: Court to ASG Chetan Sharma
We meet at 3:10 : Court
I got a call from Mr Ramesh Gupta that the young lawyer who appeared yesterday had no authority.. : Rahul Mehra
People are just entering this proceeding and saying whatever they want : Mehra
I had the authority. I have authority of the people who were in talks with the new management.. : Adv Yashvardhan yesterday said that Rockland Hospital keys could be handed over to Mr Gupta.
Why did you make the statement when you didn't have authority from the owners: Court
He said he had the keys: Mehra
This is not adversarial. This is for charity purpose.. for lawyers: Yashvardhan
There was some confusion. We'll sort it out : Ramesh Gupta, Senior Advocate
Management was ready to give to lawyers.. management had now decided that they wanted to run the hospital: Yashvardhan
Yesterday we learnt from Bar & Bench that this statement was made.. either the management met with my friend..: Adv Abhishek Singh
Rockland is run by Srivastava Family. Rockland Hospital is now Medeor Hospital: Singh
It was on my petition. I agree with management that it would run the Hospital and they would give whatever beds to lawyers...the order that keys that will given to BCD is not required: Gupta
Somebody can give us the facility to (get oxygen)...the filling facility of 100 cylinder be given...in a day or two, we may get attachment (for ICU): Gupta
Yashwardhan Soam makes submissions.
Stop this there. This is my petition: Gupta
Rockland Hospital Dwarka should be given a timeline: Soam
Counsel for hospital is there. He is make the submission: Court
Court records order, says there is an intervention application and a plea for modification.
Intervention is by the owners of the Hospital. Now transpires that Soam had no authority to make a submission or offer keys.. we are dismayed.. we have cautioned about such conduct in future: Court
The order dated 3/5/2021 in so far as it relates to Rockland Hospital Dwarka stands recalled: Court
Court records other submissions.
Court resumes hearing the other issues related to Covid-19
Mehra reads the previous orders passed by Court.
Now Supreme Court order on 700 is there. Why to get into what is allocated to other States: Court
How can they be allowed to say that Delhi is not entitled to 700MT: Court
Let them say..let mystery is over : Mehra
We've got a table of compliances.. they court may consider looking at it.. : Rao
Today or tomorrow?: Court
We can take a look at centre today and GNCTD tomorrow: Rao
12 tankers that have been allocated are on the road : ASG Sharma
We are awaiting instructions on army part : ASG Sharma.
ICMR counsel Anurag Ahluwalia is present.
There is complete lack of information...how to use, keep concentrators.. people are using it in closed rooms. There are so many aspects. How to use oxygen cylinder. How do you identify one. ICMR should step in : Court
Circulate it on national media... WhatsApp groups. People will know what to believe and what not to : Court
Ahluwalia urges Court to put it in the order for him to take instructions.
People don't have fever after 4 days..People have to be told.. : Court
What are the tests to be done after COVID. After 7-8 days people are getting complications: Court
You have to come up with a protocol on COVID treatment.. we've asked State to come up with portal with doctors who want to offer voluntary services : Court
If it can come in the order.. if it can be crystallised .. : Ahluwalia.
Batra Hospital ED: it is very difficult for patients to contact doctors and people are relying on WhatsApp forwards...if ICMR can publish a list of medicines.
It is taking 4-5 days to even consult a doctor: ED Batra Hospital
If there could be a pool of doctors.. somebody can just dial in : Court
Ahluwalia says that assistance from medical students is being taken.
We've exhausted our oxygen...we urgently need. We don't want to be next Batra and Jaipur Golden: Muni Maya Hospital
We would provide. We are not able to contact them : Stayakam
Send it immediately: Court
There are hospitals which are not designated but have taken patients..they must apply to Delhi govt to get enlisted : Rao
We are trying.. : Hospital
Please look at the aspect.. : Court to Delhi govt
Let such hospitals tell Delhi govt.. these are the ones that cause diversion: Rao
We'll get a realistic assessment of what the requirements are : Rao
People of the city have to be told that you can't be sitting on cylinders..we have to appeal to their conscience: Rao
It has to be drilled into their heads: Rao
You create a bank.. people will hopefully go and surender.. that they will get back. It is their property: Court
Allocation is not there right now for a bank : Mehra
At least start the process..: Court
We will place a plan how we will roll it out once reserves are there : Mehra
The appeal rarely gets reported. Everything irrelevant gets picked up. Media also has to be responsible: Rao
Is there any appeal from any political party : Court
It will be made : Mehra
People have to act responsibility: Rao as he informs that a Hospital discharged a patient on 9th day after court passed the order seeking data
Rohit Ranjan refers to a Republic Bharat show in which political leaders were allegedly misquoting the court proceedings.
I don't know : Court
One pager handouts.. maybe those are more effective: Mehra
Rao says that information has to be disseminated better.
Let it come through a government channel. This is the time they should be using these channels: Rao
ASG Sharma says the ICMR-AIIMS protocol can be translated in vernacular.
Mehra suggests that videos of Dr Guleria's could be put on a website.
I don't know how many people would go to a website.. if the videos could be floated.. through an authentic source: Court
This is the situation where government has to reach to people: Rao Every day there is a press conference of Chief Minister.. we have to take it forward.. the Amicus' point is well taken : Mehra
CM speaking is one thing... people's attention span is very limited. What Dr Guleria, Dr Shetty say is taken at face value.. : Rao
Today morning, Dr Mahajan from Mahajan Imaging had a message.. very informative.. when to get a CT : Court
Rao says even CT is very harmful.
Mr Bharti, our MLA, has done a tremendous job.. Mohalla Sabha.. there is a group that Mr Bharti has started. It has been very successful..how local problem of water, sewer connection (are solved) : Senior Adv G Tushar Rao
ASG Sharma suggests a joint task force.
Right now there is a joint monitoring group : ASG Sharma
Let Mohalla clinics come in full play : ASG Sharma
Some tests were being conducted.. I have a detailed status report: Mehra
We have 450 Mohalla clinics for curative, diagnostic services : Mehra
They have limited space.. no waiting area. social distancing norms can't be ensured. Depending on district, they are used for testing.. they have one doctor and one nurse: Mehra
ASG Sharma says Mohalla clinics are the perfect platform.
They are the Foundation of the triage.. this is valuable resource: ASG Sharma
Central govt is acknowledging that Mohalla clinics are a resource: Mehra
Mohalla clinics are world class : Mehra
It's like a 20 feet container having 2 rooms. It's for a mohalla.. that's the very nature. It's good for testing...: Mehra
Is that the best utilisation in the present times : Court
We don't have numbers to go up.. : Mehra
This is the time to stand up : ASG Sharma
We can work out .. let centre guide us. We will do it. You tell us make an exit door, we will: Mehra
If 751 in place mechanism is used.. the load on hospital will reduce: ASG Sharma
You have to decentralise.. : Rao
What tests are being conducted ? : Court
Non COVID tests free of cost: Mehra
If you made this infrastructure.. what worth is it if it can't be used for any purpose during the pandemic: Court
COVID is not an affluent society aliment. It can happen to people who go there : Court
We are doing COVID tests in some bigger mohalla clinics: Satyakam
Court notes that schools are closed.
We'll come back : Mehra Is it not waste of resource..today we are facing dearth of doctors: Court
These are doctors who are doing it over and above. These doctors are not sitting at home: Mehra
Adv Ankur Mahindro makes submissions.
If Private labs can be allowed to set up kiosks : Mahindro
There is no question of forcing.. nobody bis stopping them from setting up : Court
Venugopal says labs are taking only a limited number of tests for various reasons.
The accurate test is tru NAT and CB NAT. It costs 3k and is very accurate.. if somebody would reduce the costs. RT PCR is coming back negative and CB NAT is positive: Venugopal
This is a commerical aspect..what do we do about it : Court
Delhi govt has set up a fund.. but if there could be sperate funds for oxygen.. testing .. : Venugopal
Venugopal comes back to tele consultation via a single number.
Venugopal says that a doctor has to prescribe when to start taking steroids.
There is a lot of effort being put in by everyone : Rao
Notwithstanding tha Mohalla clinic, we are thankful to all of you: Court
Court comes to the issue of medications.
The only proven drug is steroid. All others are hit or miss. Remdesivir does not reduce mortality: Venugopal
There could be a mobile app developed where people are upload particulars.. a pool of doctors can then look in and then say what has to be done : Court
This model of simply sending these things.. even by whatsapp.. the result is similar: Venugopal
We try to build up the system step to step : Venugopal
We were not talking about the DTC buses that are being put to use in daily business.. we were talking about the buses that are used as night shelter : Venugopal on using DTC buses for ferrying the dead.
I have response to all these : Mehra
We'll allocate time tomorrow: Court
Advocate Vipul Lamba says a non COVID patient was denied refilling at the centre.
We'll get into it : Mehra
Mehra says that a lot of COVID matters are going to other benches and they should come to this bench.
I'm not talking about PILs... : Mehra
Mehra says notice was issued in some plea concerning compensation for death due to COVID.
There can't be any doubt that they need to be compensated.. we have not looked into yet... let it be (before single bench) : Court
It can't be that Centre won't respond ...we have to plan : Mehra on oxygen supply
Mehra says information on tankers must come.
We can take it offline: Rao.
Let Centre come day after and we'll see their compliances: Rao
Rao says there are some issues in GNCTD portal for payment, plasma, faulty concentrators.
Rao says that a database of willing plasma donors could be maintained.
Mr Sharma, you have to answer.. all other compliance we can see later .. you had to do 700: Court
It's very substantial.. I don't have the instructions: ASG Sharma
590 is the allocation..it is not done : Court
We are placing report before the Surpreme Court: ASG Sharma
What can't you just say it : Mehra
I want to be sure of the data : ASG Sharma
Everyday lives are lost. It's not as if status report is sought...please discharge your constitutional duty : Mehra
We rejected your submission yesterday also, Mr Sharma. We are entitled to get into that aspect. We had also passed that order : Court
Contempt may be the last thing but it is there. Enough is enough. We are not going to take no for an answer. There is no way that you won't supply 700 right away. We won't hear anything except compliance: Court
Para 29 is very clear. It a direction : Court
Projected demand is 700 : ASG Sharma
Please read para 29 : Court
Centre's own document says 700 : Rao
Supreme Court says situation must be remedied forthwith and the demand is 700 : Court
Supreme court has not said 700 : ASG Sharma
Perhaps the Supreme Court didn't say 976 as of today but please see Centre's amended supply plan : Rao
Govt document said 700 : Rao
That's what Supreme Court said, Mr Rao : Court
If after this also you say.. this is very wrong : Court
Bhati reads the Supreme court order.
What is the doubt about it? ..: Court also reads from the order.
Alloaction has been increased to 590: Bhati
Mr Mehra said the requirement .. all that info is availabl
e and it comes to 700MT : Court
It doesn't. The court may allow us to make the submission tomorrow: Bhati
Because they made a demand of 300, people should suffer? Central govt is doing to quibble about these little things and let people die? : Court
You don't know? You may put your head like an ostrich in the sand...we will not : Court as it points out that every day there are hospitals making SoS calls.
It's unfortunate that we are playing affidavit affidavit when lies are being lost: Mehra
Centre can do whatever and walk away with these things...: Mehra
Court dictates order.
It is brought to our notice that GNCTD is not receiving 700 MT in spite of SC Order.. : Court
Para 27-29 of the SC order are relevant.. : Court
We fail to understand what good a compliance affidavit would do when as a matter of fact 700 MT is not delivered.. even earlier quantity of 490.. is not delivered for a single day : Court
Mr Sharma submits that SC has not directed supply of 700 MT. We disagree. A plain reading shows that the SC gas directed the Centre to supply by making good the deficit: Court
SC has recorded the submission of Mr Mehra.. (on 700 MT demand).. SC also takes note of the projected demand of 976 per day once medical infrastructure is increased: Court
Para 29 takes note of the fact that GNCTD had increased their demand on April 20 to 700 MT per day. SC also took note of allocation in favor of Delhi which was 490 MT per day : Court
SC goes on to state that situation must be remedied forthwith: Court as it says that SC has directed supply of 700 MT.
If there was any doubt, the same is cleared from further reading of the paragraph: Court
SC has noted the assurance hy SG Tushar Mehta.. that National capital will not suffer.. this assurance has not been fulfilled as small and large nursing homes and individuals are running to us : Court
We reject the submission that GNCTD is not entitled to receive 700 MT per day in light of existing infrastructure. It pains us that the aspect of supply of oxygen should be viewed in the way is done by centre: Court
We see the grim reality everyday.. the situation has come to this that hosps have had to reduce the number of beds : Court
On one hand there is need to augment capacities to meet the rising numbers, while on the other, the existing infrastructure is crumbling and available bed can't be put to use : Court
We direct central government to show cause why contempt action should not be taken for non compliance of our order on May 1 and Supreme Court order : Court
We direct the presence of Mr Piyush Goyal and Ms Sumita Dawra (Central Government officers) : Court
Mehra says a letter has been written by Delhi govt to central government on augmentation.
Current demand as of yesterday is 856 MT.. 10 days from now.. it will be 976.. all of this is dependent in oxygen. It is not in thin air. It is with facilites: Mehra
We are undergoing this process : Mehra
Mehra asks court to look at para 30 of the SC order.
The para refers to buffer stock.
Mehra reads the paragraph.
Not only deficit of oxygen but tankers and buffer : Mehra
Advocate Petal Chandhiok makes submissions on behalf of Venkateswara Hospital, says supply be given in cylinders also.
ASG Chetan Sharma: I've taken the order. The court may upload it tomorrow morning.
We'll upload it today itself : Court
Hearing over. Matter to be heard tomorrow.