Dengue Surge: Karnataka High Court Appoints Senior Advocate KN Phanindra As Amicus
Mustafa Plumber
24 July 2024 10:34 AM GMT
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
