COVID19 Suo Motu Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Singhvi flags the issue of oxygen allocation per active case in Rajasthan.

Justice Chandrachud says every active case may not need oxygen.

Sr Adv AM Singhvi for Rajasthan welcomes the clarificatory remarks made by the Supreme Court regarding allowing High Courts to proceed with the case.

Vikas Singh says that there should no differential pricing of vaccines between States and Centres. COVISHIELD is being sold to Centre at Rs 150 per dose and to state at Rs 400 per dose. This will create problems, Vikas Singh says.

Justice Bhat : There are powers under Drugs Controller Act. Section 6 of Patents act. This is a pandemic and a national crisis. If this is not the time to issue such powers, what is the time?

Justice Ravindra Bhat raises the issue of Vaccine Pricing.

"Different manufacturers are coming out with different prices. What is the Central Govt doing about it?", Justice Bhat asks Solicitor General.

Justice Bhat : We need to know about use in central resources of paramilitary forces who have paramedics and army facilities and army doctors and railways. These are common facilities which can be made available for quarantine, vaccination or beds.

Solicitor General: It is not about A party or B party or one state or another. The nation stands together.

Solicitor General : It is not about A party or B party or one state or another. Nation stands together.

Solicitor General : There are generally no issues of one states versus another. If at all such issues are there, we are ironing it out. The Centre is coordinating issues with the highest political executive. Situation is being dealt with on a war footing, on an hourly basis.

Solicitor General : Centre would never oppose any constitutional court whether it be High Court or the Supreme Court. We are not questioning anyone jurisdiction.