New Delhi: The central authorities on Thursday (May 6) moved the Supreme Court difficult the Karnataka High Court order asking it to present 1200 MT liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to the state.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah to keep the excessive court docket order, saying it might “result in the total collapse of the system”.
He argued that the excessive court docket “passed directions which, if fulfilled, will have a cascading effect and result in the total collapse of the system in its fight against the ongoing second wave of COVID-19”, Bar and Bench reported.
The plea stated that the order “would ultimately lead to mismanagement of resources and create a further chaotic environment in an already overburdened system”.
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress in Karnataka hit out on the Centre and the state authorities on the problem.
President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee D Okay Shivakumar questioned the silence of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and different BJP MPs in the matter.
“Shocked to see the Central Govt moving the SC challenging the Karnataka HC order to supply 1200 MT of Oxygen to the state. Projected demand is 1471 MT but central allocation is only 865 MT. Will CM @BSYBJP & BJP MPs remain mute spectators when people are dying of Oxygen shortage?” he tweeted.
Shocked to see the Central Govt shifting the SC difficult the Karnataka HC order to supply 1200 MT of Oxygen to the state
Projected demand is 1471 MT however central allocation is just 865 MT
Will CM @BSYBJP & BJP MPs stay mute spectators when persons are dying of Oxygen scarcity?
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) May 6, 2021
Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to enhance the quota of oxygen for the state to 1200 metric tonnes for the following 4 days amid rising demand due to COVID-19 surge.
It has additionally requested the state authorities to submit a projected estimate of oxygen required for the following week.
