BREAKING : Supreme Court says that it wants to take suo moto cognizance of issues related to COVID19 management.

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CJI : We see that 6 High Courts are taking action. We appreciate that. But this is creating some confusion and diversion.

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CJI : We want to point out four issues -
a) supply of oxygen
b) supply of essential drugs
c)method and manner of vaccination.
d)we want to give the power to declare lockdown to state govts.

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CJI Bobde :These are the four issues on which we want to take cognizance and issue notice.

Since Mr. Harish Salve is here, we want him to assist as amicus.
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CJI : We want to issue notice for a national plan on these issues. We will issue notice and keep the matter tomorrow.

Solicitor General : Since your lordships are taking cognizance, in the meanwhile, do we respond to High Courts or...?

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CJI says that the Supreme Court might withdraw certain issues from the High Courts to the Supreme Court.
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Justice Ravindra Bhat : Mr.Solicitor, you may go ahead and present your plan(before the High Courts). It is not to supersede any order(of High Court) as of now.

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CJI : May be it is better to report directly to the Supreme Court. We will see that later.

Anyway we will issue notice and consider matter tomorrow.
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Solicitor General : In the meantime, we will intimate the High Courts that that your lordships have taken suo moto cognizance of these four issues.

(Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear the matter on oxygen supply in Delhi today at 3 PM)

CJI says notice will be issued during the course of the day and matter will be considered tomorrow.

Sr Adv Harish Salve to assist court as amicus curiae