'High Court Should Avoid Passing Orders Which Are Difficult To Implement' : Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Directions For Improving Health Care System Of Uttar Pradesh
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the directions issued by the Allahabad High Court on May 17 for upgrading the medical facilities in the state of Uttar Pradesh on a war-scale footing.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai stayed the order after hearing the submissions made by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on behalf of the State of Uttar Pradesh.The. The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the directions issued by the Allahabad High Court on May 17 for upgrading the medical facilities in the state of Uttar Pradesh on a war-scale footing. The Allahabad High Court, while considering a suo moto case taken to deal with COVID issues, had passed a slew of directions on May 17 in relation to providing ambulances with ICU facilities in all villages, making oxygen beds available in all nursing homes, upgradation of medical college hospitals in the state etc., on an urgent basis in a time-bound manner considering the COVID second wave. A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar of the High Court had passed the directions in the suo moto case "In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres And For Providing Better Treatment To Corona Positive" High Courts should avoid passing orders which are incapable of being executed Taking note of the Solicitor General's submissions, the Supreme Court observed : "At the outset, we may appreciate the efforts of the High Court of Allahabad as well as various other High Courts for taking up the matter for management of COVID.