Suo Motu Vs Sate of Gujrat (Gujarat High Court)
Conclusion: State was not expected to provide all essential infrastructure, medication and treatment facilities at once, but if the people were taken into confidence with regard to the efforts being made by the State to take care of the people suffering from the pandemic, the people at large would definitely cooperate and appreciate the efforts being made by the State.
Held: In the present situation, it was not expected from the State to provide all essential infrastructure, medication and treatment facilities at once, but if the people were taken into confidence with regard to the efforts being made by the State to take care of the people suffering from the pandemic, the people at large would definitely cooperate and appreciate the efforts being made by the State. Accurate reporting of RTPCR testing with correct figures of positive results be made public. The State should not feel shy of publishing the correct data of RTPCR testing results, if such figures were not being correctly reported. The State must come up publicly in a transparent and fair manner with complete details with regard to availability and modalities of the required amenities, medication and related infrastructure for the treatment of the Covid patients, who require either facility of Covid care center, hospitalization with oxygen, ventilator, medicines.
1. Pursuant to our order dated 12.04.2021, the matter was taken up today. The State has filed an affidavit-in-reply duly sworn by the Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Family The affidavit is accompanied by relevant documents supporting the averments contained therein. The salient aspects mentioned in the affidavit on different aspects are shortlisted hereinafter.
(I) Suggestions of the Court made on 04.2021 :
