Dengue Surge: Karnataka High Court Appoints Senior Advocate KN Phanindra As Amicus
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday appointed Senior Advocate KN Phanindra as Amicus Curiae to assist the court in its suo-motu case against rise in number of Dengue cases in Bengaluru and other districts of the state, especially rural areas.
A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind requested the counsel to assist it in the matter and directed BBMP to provide him with a copy of its status report. The matter will now be taken up on July 31.
"...the Right to Health and Right to be Treated and Right to Live in a Healthy Environment is a fundamental right flowing from Article 21 of the Constitution of India,” the Court had said while initiating the suo-motu proceedings based on a news articles pointing to the several cases of dengue.
The court had asked the State to file a status report on the following points:
1: Preventive and remedial measures taken to check the spread of dengue in Bengaluru and other districts of the state.
2: Steps taken to provide medical facilities in the city of Bengaluru and in Rural areas.
3: Availability of infrastructure.
4: Steps and programmes undertaken to create public awareness.
5: Steps taken to control mosquito breeding.
Case Title: High Court of Karnataka AND State of Karnataka & ANR
Case No: WP 18593/2024