Government will be responsible for the death of patient due to lack of oxygen

Aurangabad, May 21:

Aurangabad division bench of Bombay High Court comprising

Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice B U Debalwad on Friday rectified the

previous order stating the now the government will be responsible if oxygen is

not supplied in ample quantity in the Aurangabad division, if the patient is

sent back if the oxygen is not available and if the patient dies due to lack of

oxygen.

In the order issued on May 19, the

bench stated that if the situation arises that the oxygen is not available,

then the secretary of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Saurabh Vijay and

four nodal officers will be personally held responsible. Hence, these officers

hence forth should supply the oxygen with responsibility. If the oxygen is not

supplied in ample quantity, these officers will be eligible for individual

action.

The divisional commissioner Sunil Kendrekar and chief public prosecutor D R

Kale requested that changes should be made in the order of May 19 regarding the

black marketing of the injections required for mucormycosis and other related

facts. Hence, the bench made the necessary changes in the order.

The bench ordered to issue notices

to the respondents following a plea to postpone the tri-yearly elections of the

Foundation Brake Workers’ union at Jalgaon. The hearing will be held on

Tuesday.

Amicus curie Adv Satyajeet Bora,

chief government pleader Kale, Adv Santosh Chapalgaonkar for Aurangabad

Municipal Corporation and others were present during the hearing.

Meanwhile, Adv Kale submitted a

memorandum to the court stating that the state government has placed an order

of 2,57,700 injections for curing Mucormycosis and it will be distributed soon

to the districts. Presently, the injections will be provided considering the

stock and the need. Similarly, the Mycormycosis patients have been included in

the Mahatma Phule Arogya Yojana.