What the court said on…

O2 AVAILABILITY

“We also hear people crying… People have crossed our paths crying for a cylinder of oxygen. Today the ground situation in the national Capital is that there is no oxygen.”

CRISIS IN DELHI

“If there is a 200MT deficit then you should give that straight away to Delhi. Centre has an important responsibility as far as citizens of Delhi are concerned… Between today and Monday there will be 500 deaths on our hands.”

VACCINE PRICING

“Why isn’t the government buying 100% of doses? What is rationale of Centre and state pricing? Ultimately it is for the citizens of the same country. You have created this duopoly of manufacturers… But we cannot allow cooperative federalism when it comes to pricing of drugs… There is no point of different prices.”

VACCINATION FOR POOR

“What happens to the marginalised people and SC/ST population living in far flung areas? Should they be left to the mercy of private vaccine manufacturers and hospitals? They will not be able to pay for the vaccines… You should adopt a national immunisation model to vaccinate people of all classes.”

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

“We have requested Centre for a policy for hospital admissions… We can order hospital admission cannot be denied for want of Aadhaar or residence proof.”

DRUG MANUFACTURING

“You can declare a national emergency and then use your powers under the Patents Act so that anybody can manufacture these drugs on your licenses. This is a case where we should go for compulsory licensing… You have no less that 10 PSUs that can take over and start manufacturing.”