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Supreme Court asked for national plan on oxygen supply, vaccination and essential drugs and also issued notice to the Centre.
“We want to see the national plan on this issue,” said Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, according to Outlook India.
The apex court also appointed senior advocate Harish Salve as amicus curiae to assist it in suo moto case on Covid-19 management.
“We want to know. In regard to the four issues of supply of oxygen, supply of essential drugs, method, and manner of vaccination and we want to keep the power to declare lockout with the states,” said the Chief Justice.
“We wish to take suo moto cognizance of certain issues we find six High Courts – Delhi, Bombay, Sikkim Madhya Pradesh, Calcutta, and Allahabad. Now they are exercising their jurisdiction in their best interest. But what is happening is some kind of confusion and diversion of resources.”