On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court observed that death of Covid paitents from lack of oxygen is a criminal act and said that it was "no less than genocide" by the management entrusted the task to ensure the oxygen supply chain is maintained.
The stern remarks were made on some news items doing the rounds on social media regarding the death of Covid-19 patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts. The court ordered a probe into these incidents.
A two judges-bench comprising justices Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar passed the order on a Public Interest Litigation on the spread of Covid-19 in the state and the condition of quarantine centres.
The stern remarks were made on some news items doing the rounds on social media regarding the death of Covid-19 patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts. The court ordered a probe into these incidents.
A two judges-bench comprising justices Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar passed the order on a Public Interest Litigation on the spread of Covid-19 in the state and the condition of quarantine centres.
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