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Why is the State Forced to Procure Oxygen from Other States, When it Has 3 Production Units of its Own?: Uttarakhand High Court Asks Centre

Lawstreet Journal 15 May 2021 12:27am

Image courtesy: Lawstreet Journal Judiciary Why is the State Forced to Procure Oxygen from Other States, When it Has 3 Production Units of its Own?:  Uttarakhand High Court Asks Centre

On  Tuesday (May 11, 2021), the Uttarakhand High Court heard a PIL filed in connection with the issue of bed availability in COVID hospitals, among other prayers, and observed that the State  has only one Plasma Donation Centre at present, the Government needs to establish more Plasma Donation centres. 

Importantly, while hearing the case, a division bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma questioned that when there are three oxygen production units within the state, why the Central Government was forcing the state of Uttarakhand to obtain its oxygen quota from other states.

The Bench was also concerned that, with a population of 2 crores the Central Government had given 25 injections to a state. 

The Chief Justice stated orally, 

"In terms of oxygen production, Uttarakhand is not permitted to use its own quota of produced oxygen; instead, it obtains oxygen from other states. We have requested that the Central Government provide us with an explanation. The state government has stated that it is helpless and that its hands are tied because control is in the hands of the Central government."

Furthermore, when Advocate Abhijay Negi testified before the Court that it was difficult for patients to obtain the drug, Tocilizumab, the Court stated,

"The procurement of the life-saving drug Tocilizumab is time-consuming and fraught with red tape. The state has claimed helplessness because control is in the hands of the Central Government."

The Court stated that there is a need to implement a scheme to ensure that essential goods reach persons residing… Continue Reading...


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