JUDGMENT

Siddharth Mridul, J.(Open Court)--The present Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been instituted on behalf of the petitioner/Nayee Soch Society (Regd.), praying as follows:

i. Issue a writ, order, direction and instruction in the nature of mandamus in favor of the petitioner and against the respondents thereby directing the respondents jointly and severally to provide the medical facilities, services, benefits and advantages to all citizens who are suffering from the disease other than COVID-19.

ii. Issue a writ, direction and instruction in the nature of mandamus in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents thereby directing the respondents jointly and severally to provide the medical facilities and treatment to the other citizens suffering from other disease after conducting the test of COVID-19 of that patient and to conduct their diagnosis, medical treatment and to provide the medicines immediately to them without developing any pretext.

iii. Issue a writ,