Coming to the rescue of a whole bunch of covid sufferers, primarily from Andhra Pradesh, being turned away by Telangana police, at the state borders, the Telangana High Court, on Friday, issued orders staying the state authorities’s tips on entry of covid ambulances from other states.
A Division Bench presided by Chief Justice Hima Kohli took up the matter for listening to after a retired IRS officer Venkata Krishna Rao filed a petition on Friday, that ambulances are being stopped or turned again, at the border, by Telangana Police.
The state authorities argued that sufferers acquiring correct authorisation, are being allowed to enter Telangana.
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The Court clarified that the interim orders will be in pressure until the subsequent listening to scheduled for June 17. The state authorities was directed to not concern any orders aimed at controlling the entry of ambulance autos, nor attempt to cease their entry in any method, within the interim.
Finding fault with the Telangana authorities, the High Court demanded to know who had given it the best to cease ambulances getting into the state. The Court clarified that management room permission isn’t required for admission to hospitals.
On Friday, two covid sufferers died at the state border, close to Kurnool, after Telangana police stopped at least 40 ambulances, for not possessing the e-pass issued by the Telangana authorities.
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