JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. - This hearing has been done through video conferencing.

2. The present petition has been filed by the brother of Shri Sudhir Kumar Agarwal, who is a COVID-19 patient (hereinafter, "patient"), and is currently admitted in Malik Radix Health Care Hospital, Nirman Vihar, New Delhi. The prayer in the petition is to issue directions to the Respondents in the petition, to urgently supply the Tocilizumab injection - Actemra 400 mg to the said hospital, so that the same can be administered to the patient urgently.

3. The patient was detected as positive for COVID-19 on 30th April 2021 and a CT scan is stated to have been conducted on him. He was diagnosed with multiple patchy areas in his lungs and with COVID-19 pneumonitis. On 3rd May, 2021, the medical condition of the patient deteriorated, and he was admitted to the said hospital. He is currently stated to be on high-flow oxygen as also BiPAP. The doctors at the said hospital, on 4th May, 2021, prescribed the drug- Tocilizumab 400 mg for being administered to the patient. However, despite repeated efforts, it is the case of the Petitioner, that the said drug/ injection has not been made available for its adm