MUKESH DHANRAJ WADHWANI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
LAWS(MPH)-2020-3-23
HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Decided on March 20,2020

Mukesh Dhanraj Wadhwani Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. - (1.)The Public Interest Litigations have been presented in this Court raising concern about the current situation created by the Pandemic- Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) affecting the community at large. Petitioners have raised issues regarding prevention, cure and steps which are taken by the various Authorities and also the Courts in this regard.
(2.)Notices have been issued.
(3.)State has filed the latest status report (I.A. No. 4439/2020, which is taken on record), wherein inter-alia it is stated that the steps have been taken and advisory has been issued to the Educational Institutions to close down and postpone the exams which are scheduled upto 31.03.2020. It has further been stated that in the State of Madhya Pradesh, it is a first stage of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) for which suspects have been identified and put under observation and treatment in quarantined/isolated identified places is undertaken by them. There are near about 64 Quarantine Centers identified in all Districts wherein 1304 beds are available for meeting out all the possible eventualities or mishappening in this regard. Further drugs, foods and other necessary things are made available in these Quarantine Centers. There is no shortage of either drugs or any other essential articles in the Quarantine Centers. Even medical and paramedical staff has been deployed in sufficient strength in these Quarantine Centers and, therefore, all the protective measures have been put at appropriate place. Medical Bulletin dated 18.03.2020 vide Annexure D/2 has also been issued by the Directorate of Health wherein it has been reiterated that no positive case in Madhya Pradesh is found till date and only 41 samples have been sent to the Laboratory for testing, out of which 29 samples are found to be negative and reports relating to 12 samples are still awaited. Phone Number 104 has been activated for receiving the information and guidance for Novel Corona Virus Disease( COVID-19) wherein 1479 calls were attended. 11,685 passengers were screened in Indore, Bhopal Jabalpur and Gwalior Airports to ensure that there is no spread of Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Ministry of Health has also issued guidelines for home isolation vide Annexure D/3. Directions have also been issued under Section 5(4) of M.P. Cinema Viniyam Adhiniyam whereby all the cinema halls, theaters and multiplexes have been directed to be closed down upto 31.03.2020 vide Annexure D/5. Necessary instructions have also been issued to the Railway Authorities to take appropriate action for prevention of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19).


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