HC TAKES UP SUO MOTU COGNISANCE OF ‘ALARMING’ COVID SITUATION IN 3 N-E STATES
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the “alarming” Covid-19 situation in Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh observing that the positivity rate in the three states is “extremely high”.
The Gauhati High Court is the common high court of four states. While its principal seat is at Guwahati in Assam, it has three outlying benches at Kohima, Aizawl and Itanagar for the states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh respectively.
The full bench of the high court headed by Chief Justice Sudhangshu Dhulia said, “We take suo motu notice of the alarming situation of Covid-19 pandemic, which is in its second wave, in the States of Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, where the positivity rate is extremely high.” The latest available Covid-19 positivity rates of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland are 7.73 per cent, 10.85 per cent and 6.51 per cent respectively, while the national average is 1.68 per cent.
While dealing with the suo motu PIL owing to the daily surge of cases during the pandemic, the bench also comprising Justices N Kotiswar Singh and M R Pathak directed the advocate generals of the three North-eastern states to be present on July 23, when the case will be heard again.
“The court will require their assistance in getting the true picture in their respective states in the present Covid-19 pandemic and the measures being taken by the respective state governments to handle the crisis,” the bench said during a hearing on Monday via video conferencing.
The court directed the registrar general to inform the advocate generals of the three states and the counsel for the Centre so that they may remain present on the next date of listing with the required information.
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THE POSITIVITY RATES OF ARUNACHAL, MIZORAM AND NAGALAND ARE 7.73 %, 10.85 %AND 6.51 % : DATA