In view of the COVID-19 situation, the Gauhati High Court on Monday further extended all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till June 15.
A Division Bench of Gauhati High Court comprising Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak after hearing the PIL on May 24 directed the state authority to submit a report as regard denial of admission of COVID patients to private hospitals despite having medical insurance coverage.
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GUWAHATI: The Assam Government, responding to the Gauhati High Court (GHC) on a PIL 24/2020, said that that registration of persons between 18 and 44 years of age, for vaccination was not being done due to shortage of vaccines.
Appearing before the Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, the senior standing counsel, Government of Assam, D Saikia apprised the Court of the measures being taken by the Government to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
On the queries which were made earlier by the High Court, in its reply, D Saikia said, As regarding difficulties being faced by the villagers in getting themselves registered for vaccination through online, he would reply that apart from online registration, there are walk-in registration centres in the vaccination centres itself.
The Gauhati High Court (GHC), hearing the PIL (suo-moto) 4/2020 said on Wednesday that a high-powered committee of the Court will decide the fates of the jail inmates who are supposed to be released.