Ventilators are believed to be lifesaving instruments and malfunctioning can put lives of patients in danger, the Bombay high court said. (File Photo)
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court bench at Aurangabad on Tuesday took serious cognizance of defective ventilators supplied to Marathwada region through PM Cares funds and sought to know from the Centre what action be taken against the supplier, while also asking politicians to not jump in to ‘examine’ and disturb doctors.
“We would appreciate it if political colour is not attached to this issue of dysfunctional ventilators,’’ said a bench of justice Ravindra Ghuge and justice BU Debadwar when it was informed that several elected representatives visited hospitals to “inspect’’ the ventilators and were giving “contrary statements’’.
The Bombay HC bench said that woman s tweet had not named any particular community and did not create any enmity between communities.
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed a criminal case against Navi Numbai resident Sunaina Holey over her alleged social media post last April related to a large gathering near Bandra Masjid in Mumbai.
The case registered last April against her by the Azad Maidan police station was for allegedly promoting communal disharmony.
She said she had tagged chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, Aditya Thackeray, a minister and former CM Devendra Fadnavis to bring the situation to the attention of the leaders.
The bench the Bombay high court referred to recent fires at hospitals in Bhandup and Virar and even the oxygen leak at a Nashik hospital.
MUMBAI: Observing that safety of patients is of paramount consideration, the Bombay high court on Thursday told the Maharashtra government and municipal corporations to conduct an immediate fire safety audit of all nursing homes and hospitals.
“Again four people have died yesterday in a fire (in Mumbra hospital). You have to conduct a fire audit for all hospitals. You should have compliances within one week,” said a bench of chief justice Dipankar Datta and justice Girish Kulkarni while expanding the scope of a public interest litigation on shortages of Covid-19 medicines, beds and oxygen.
Param Bir Singh has levelled serious corruption allegations against Anil Deshmukh. (File)
Mumbai:
The Bombay High Court today ordered the CBI to carry out a preliminary probe within 15 days into former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh s allegations against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
Param Bir Singh, who was recently replaced as Mumbai Police chief, has alleged in a petition that he was targeted because he had complained to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray about Anil Deshmukh, listing several allegations including extortion and illegal transfers. I have no comments to make, Mr Singh told reporters on the court order.
In the previous hearing, the High Court had asked Mr Singh repeatedly why no FIR was filed on his allegations against the Maharashtra Home Minister.