Supreme Court on Friday has lashed out at the High Courtfor passing orders that could be “difficult to implement” amidst the secondwave of the pandemic in the country.
The apex court has asked Allahabad High Court to refrainitself from passing impossible to implement orders to deal with the Covid-19 crisisin the state. This, however, puts the apex court body in suspicion of backingthe Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-Centre government amidst the Covid-19crisis.
Taking a suo moto cognizance, the Supreme Court hasstayed an Allahabad High Court order in which the latter directed the medicalfacilities of the UP to fill ensure oxygen facility in all nursing home bedswithin four months.
The state court had also directed the Uttar Pradeshgovernment to ensure that every village possesses two ambulances equipped withICU facility within a month.
"High Courts must pass orders that are possible toimplement," said SC bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai.
Apart from this, the apex court has refused to quash High Court’s “Ram Bharose” a comment that was made during a hearing on the petition filed to seek bettercare of Covid patients saying such observations need to be treated as advice.
Allahabad HC’s two-judge bench of justices Varma and AjitKumar had earlier this week used the popular Hindi phrase “Ram Bharose” whichmeans “at the mercy of God” while referring to the state’s medical infrastructure,especially in smaller cities and villages.
"So far as the medical infrastructure is concerned,in these few months we have realized that in the manner it stands today, it isvery delicate, fragile, and debilitated,” HC bench of Justices further added.
While appearing for Uttar Pradesh, Solicitor Tushar Mehtatold the apex court body that observations like “Ram Bharose” demoralize healthworkers and create panic.
"These observations are made in anxiety and concernfor the general public. UP can treat this as an observation and advice and notdirection," said SC to Allahabad High Court.
It further noted, “We cannot pass sweeping orders for allhigh courts as this appeal is against Allahabad HC order.”