IN RE: THE PROPER TREATMENT OF COVID 19 PATIENTS AND DIGNIFIED HANDLING OF DEAD BODIES IN THE HOSPITALS ETC. vs .

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2020 Supreme(SC) 713

ASHOK BHUSHAN, R.SUBHASH REDDY, M.R.SHAH
IN RE: THE PROPER TREATMENT OF COVID 19 PATIENTS AND DIGNIFIED HANDLING OF DEAD BODIES IN THE HOSPITALS ETC. – Appellant
Versus
. – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Courts Motion
For the Respondent:Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG, Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG, Mr. Shantanu Sharma, Adv., Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker AOR, Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv., Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv., Mr. Prashant Singh B, Adv., Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, Adv., Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv., Mr. Mohd. Akhil, Adv., Mr. B. V. Balaram Das, AOR, Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, AOR, Ms. Eliza Bar, Adv., Mr. Nalin Kohli, AAG, Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, Adv., Mr. Ankit Roy, Adv., Mr. Rahul Raj Mishra, Adv., Ms. Nimisha, Adv., Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan, Sr. Adv., Mr. Chirag M. Shroff, AOR, Ms. Abhilasha Bharti, Adv., Mr. Arun R. Pedneker, Adv., Mr. Sachin Patil AOR, Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG, Ms. Manisha Lavkumar, Sr. Adv., Mr. Aniruddha P. Mayee AOR, Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, Adv., Ms. Aastha Mehta, Adv., Mr. Anish Kumar Gupta, Adv., Ms. Archana Preeti Gupta, Adv., Mr. Chandra Shekhar Suman, Adv., Mr. Puneet Sheoran, Adv., Ms. Rita Gupta, Adv., Ms. Deepshikha Bharati, Adv., Dr. Monika Gusain, AOR, Mr. Himanshu Tyagi, AOR, Mr. Kumar Anurag Singh, Addl. Standing Counsel, Mr. Saurabh Jain, Adv., Mr. Anando Mukherjee, Adv., Mr. G.M. Kawoosa, Adv., Ms. Manjula Gupta, Adv., Ms. Priyanka Prakash, Adv., Ms. Beena Prakash, Adv., Mr. G. Prakash, Adv., Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, Adv., Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv., Mr. Karun Sharma, Adv., Mr. Rahul Chitnis ADV., Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR, Mr. Geo Joseph, Adv., Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv., Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, Adv., Mr. T.K. Nayak, Adv., Mr. Abhikalp, Adv., Mr. Siddhesh Kotwal, Adv., Mr. Divyansh Tiwari, Adv., Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Adv. Mrs. K. Enatoli Sema, Adv, Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. Atul Nanda, AG, Ms. Uttara Babbar, Adv., Ms. Bhavana Duhoon, Adv., Mr. Manan Bansal, Adv. Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jha Advocate, Mr. Jayanth Muthuraj, Sr. Adv., Mr. M.Yogeshkanna AOR, Mr. Rajarajeshwaran, Adv., Mr. Aditya Chadha, Adv., Mr. S. Udaya Kumar Sagar, Adv., Ms. Swati Bhardwaj, Adv., Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, Adv., Mr. Rahul Raj Mishra, Adv., Mr. Suhaan Mukerji, Adv., Ms. Liz Mathew, Adv., Mr. Vishal Prasad, Adv., Mr. Nikhil Parikshith, Adv., Mr. Sayandeep Pahari, Adv. For M/S. PLR Chambers And Co., Ms. Garima Prashad, Adv., Mr. Nagender Singh, Adv., Mr. Raghvendra Kumar, Adv., Mr. Anand Kumar Dubey, Adv., Mr. Narendra Kumar, AOR, Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi, AOR, Mr. Ashish Yadav, Adv., Mr. Rakshit Jain, Adv., Mr. Vishal Bansal, Adv., Mr. Shibashish Misra, Adv., Mr. K.V. Jagdishvaran, Adv., Ms. G. Indira, AOR, Mr. V.G. Pragasam, Adv., Mr. S. Prabu Ramasubramanian, Adv., Mr. Awanish Sinha, AOR, Mr. S.K. Mohanty, Adv., Ms. Sweta Rani, Adv., Ms. Gitanshi Arora, Adv., Mr. Pawan Shree Agrawal, Adv., Ms. Abhipsa Anamika, Adv., Mr. Ashish Wad, Adv., Ms. Tamali Wad, Adv., Mr. Sidharth Mahajan, Adv., Ms. Sukriti Jaggi, Adv., Mr. Ajeyo Sharma, Adv. M/S. J S Wad And Co., Mr. Subhash Chandran, Adv., Mr. Biju P Raman, AOR, Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, AOR Dr. Ishwar Gilada, Adv., Mr. Rohit Rathi, AOR, Mr. Shashank Deo Sudhi, Adv., Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Ms. Aparna Bhat, AOR, Ms. Karishma Maria, Adv.

ORDER :

1. We have heard Shri Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General for India and learned counsel appearing for various States. By our order dated 27.11.2020 passed in this proceeding we have taken suo motu cognizance of the incident which happened in Rajkot, Gujarat on 26.11.2020 resulting in death of Covid patients in the Covid Hospital. The Court has also taken notice of earlier incidents of fire in Covid Hospitals. Learned Solicitor General had submitted that immediate steps shall be taken and the report will be submitted. State of Gujarat was also directed to submit the report.

2. Affidavits have been filed by Union of India on 30.11.2020 and 11.12.2020. The Union of India in its affidavit dated 30.11.2020 has brought on record the letter dated 28.11.2020 issued by Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The Government of India issued advisory to all the States to prevent the recurrence of fire incident in Covid Hospitals and Nursing Homes. The Union of India has called for the status of implementation of guidelines issued in reference to preventing recurrence of fire accidents in Hospitals, status of ‘No Objection Certificate’, report regarding inspection and re-inspec

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2020 Supreme(SC) 713

ASHOK BHUSHAN, R.SUBHASH REDDY, M.R.SHAHIN RE: THE PROPER TREATMENT OF COVID 19 PATIENTS AND DIGNIFIED HANDLING OF DEAD BODIES IN THE HOSPITALS ETC. – AppellantVersus. – Respondent

ASHOK BHUSHAN, R.SUBHASH REDDY, M.R.SHAH
IN RE: THE PROPER TREATMENT OF COVID 19 PATIENTS AND DIGNIFIED HANDLING OF DEAD BODIES IN THE HOSPITALS ETC. – Appellant
Versus
. – Respondent