High Courts Weekly Round-Up [May 17, 2020 To May 23, 2020]

Allahabad High Court 1. Entire Medical System In Smaller Cities And Villages In UP is Like "Ram Bharose", Says Allahabad High Court in COVID19 Suo Moto Case [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres…] A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar said that the condition of medical and health infrastructure in small towns and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh is 'Ram Bharose' (at the mercy of God). The remarks were made in light of a Covid-patient who was reported to be missing from a District Hospital in Meerut District. The Court also issued several directions for development of the medical infrastructure in the State. Also Read: If This Is The State Of Affairs, We Are Leading People Of Uttar Pradesh Towards Third Wave Of Covid-19: Allahabad High Court 2. Can't Understand Why Govt Is Not Trying To Manufacture COVID19 Vaccine Itself, Allahabad High Court Asks [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres…] Amid the rampant shortage of vaccine doses across the nation, a Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar said, "one cannot understand as to why the Government of ours which is a welfare state is not trying to manufacture the vaccine itself on a large scale." It suggested that big medical companies which are working in the country and may not have their own vaccines—may take the formula from just any of the vaccine manufacturers in the world and start producing the vaccine. "In this way, they would help the country to meet the shortage of vaccines which it is facing today," the Bench remarked. 3. Covid-19 Vaccines Not Available For Age Group 18-45: Allahabad High Court Directs State Counsel To Seek Instructions From UP Government [Hari Pasad Gupta v. State of UP & Ors.] A Division Bench comprising of Justices Rajan Roy and Saurabh Lavania asked the Additional Chief Standing Counsel of Uttar Pradesh to seek instructions with respect to availability of Covid-19 vaccines in the state, especially with respect to the persons falling in age group of 18-45. "Though the Government has announced for vaccination for the persons of the age-group of 18-44 years, but fact of the matter is that vaccines are not available for this age group," the Petitioner had informed the Bench. 4. Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Suspension Of Covid Positive Employee; Says Suspension Order Can't Be Passed During Pendency Of Preliminary Inquiry [Gaurav Bansal v. State of UP & Ors.] A Single Bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar quashed an order passed by the concerned authorities of UP Government, suspending the services of one Gaurav Bansal who failed to resume office after completion of his casual leave period, on account of contracting Covid-19. The suspension order has been set aside on the ground that the preliminary inquiry into the Petitioner's conduct is still pending. Andhra Pradesh High Court 1. Andhra MP Krishnam Raju's Arrest :AP High Court Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Over Non-Compliance Of Orders On Medical Examination [Suo Moto v. State of Andhra Pradesh] In a dramatic development in the case relating to the arrest of YSRCP MP K Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju, a division bench comprising Justices Lalitha Kannengati and C Praveen Kumar has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against officials for not implementing the orders passed by it for the medical examination of the arrested legislator. It has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against the Additional Director General of Police(CID), DGP Office, Guntur, Station House Officer, CID Police Station, Mangalgiri, Guntur District and Superintendent of Government Hospital, Guntur. The contempt action is in relation to the non-compliance of the directions passed by the bench on May 16 to get the medical examination of Raju - who was arrested for alleged sedition and promotion of communal hatred over his speeches - done by Ramesh Hospital, Guntur, as was directed the Magistrate in an earlier order passed on May 15. Also Read: 'Arguments Of Additional Advocate General Prima Facie Contemptuous' : AP High Court Says In Case Related To Krishnam Raju's Arrest 2. Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Local Body Elections As SEC Did Not Give 4 Weeks Model Code of Conduct [Janasena Party v. State Election Commissioner] A Single Bench of Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy set aside the elections held to Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) on April 8 on the ground that there was no mandatory gap of four weeks of Model Code of Conduct between the election notifications and the date of elections. The High Court dubbed the decision of the State Election Commission to resume local body polls in Andhra Pradesh without imposing Model Code of Conduct for four weeks prior to the notified date of polling as "hasty". It has ordered the SEC to issue notification afresh resuming the...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up [May 17, 2020 To May 23, 2020]

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