Uttarakhand High CourtUnknown vs Union Of India And Others on 27 May, 2020Author:Sudhanshu DhuliaBench:Sudhanshu Dhulia,Ravindra MaithaniIN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL\n            Writ Petition (PIL) No. 58 of 2020\n\nSachdanand Dabral\n                                                     ....Petitioner\n\n\n                            Versus\n\n\nUnion of India and others                       ....Respondents\nPresent:-     Mr. Shiv Bhatt, Advocate for the petitioner.\n              Mr. S.N. Babulkar, learned Advocate General, Mr. H.M.\n              Raturi, Deputy Advocate General, Mr. Vinod Nautiyal,\n              Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Paresh Tripathi, learned\n              Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Mr. Yogesh Pandey, Addl.\n              C.S.C., Mr. Anurag Bisaria, Standing Counsel, Mr. Anil\n              Bisht, Standing Counsel and Mr. Suyash Pant, Brief Holder\n              for the State.\n              Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, learned Assistant Solicitor General of\n              India assisted by Mr. V.K. Kaparwan, Advocates.\n\n\n\n            Writ Petition (PIL) No. 51 of 2020\n\nRajendra Arya\n                                                     ....Petitioner\n\n\n                            Versus\n\n\nUnion of India and others                       ....Respondents\nPresent:-     Mr. Piyush Garg, Advocate for the petitioner.\n              Mr. S.N. Babulkar, learned Advocate General, Mr. H.M.\n              Raturi, Deputy Advocate General, Mr. Vinod Nautiyal,\n              Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Paresh Tripathi, learned\n              Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Mr. Yogesh Pandey, Addl.\n              C.S.C., Mr. Anurag Bisaria, Standing Counsel, Mr. Anil\n              Bisht, Standing Counsel and Mr. Suyash Pant, Brief Holder\n              for the State.\n              Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, learned Assistant Solicitor General of\n              India assisted by Mr. Sanjay Bhatt and Mr. V.K. Kaparwan,\n              Advocates.\n              Ms. Anjali Bhargava, Advocate for B.S.N.L.\n                                   2\n\n\n\n\n            Writ Petition (PIL) No. 50 of 2020\n\nIn Re in the Matter of to Provide Adequate Security to\nDoctor and Other Para Medical Professionals\n                                                       ....Petitioner\n\n\n                            Versus\n\n\nPrincipal Secretary/Secretary, Health Department\nGovt. of Uttarakhand and others\n                                         ....Respondents\nPresent:-     Mr. Dushyant Mainali, petitioner in person.\n              Mr. S.N. Babulkar, learned Advocate General, Mr. H.M.\n              Raturi, Deputy Advocate General, Mr. Vinod Nautiyal,\n              Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Paresh Tripathi, learned\n              Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Mr. Yogesh Pandey, Addl.\n              C.S.C., Mr. Anurag Bisaria, Standing Counsel, Mr. Anil\n              Bisht, Standing Counsel and Mr. Suyash Pant, Brief Holder\n              for the State.\n              Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, learned Assistant Solicitor General of\n              India assisted by Mr. Sanjay Bhatt and Mr. V.K. Kaparwan,\n              Advocates.\n\n\nHon'ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.Hon'ble Ravindra Maithani, J.Although      in       this   matter   02.06.2020      had\nalready been fixed earlier, but the case has been listed before\nthis Court on an urgency application filed by the petitioner in\nWrit Petition (PIL) No. 58 of 2020.2.            Today Mr. Shiv Bhatt, learned counsel for the\npetitioner in Writ Petition (PIL) No. 58 of 2020 has apprised\nthis Court that the directions given by this Court in the order\ndated 20.05.2020 have not been followed at all nor is there\nany effort on part of the State authorities in this direction.\nToday the counsel for the petitioner has also apprised this\nCourt that the conditions in some quarantine centers in the3border districts are pathetic. There is a complete lack of\nfacilities in many of the quarantine centers in Pithoragarh\nand Dehradun. Not only this, the learned counsel for the\npetitioner has also apprised this Court that there has been\nan incident where a Government Official has manhandled a\nperson simply for asking for better facilities in the quarantine\ncenter.3.            Since the Secretary, Health, Government of\nUttarakhand Sri Amit Negi, is before this Court, we direct\nhim to do a formal inquiry in this matter and apprise this\nCourt through the learned Advocate General by the next date\nof listing.4.            Meanwhile, Mr. Amit Negi, Secretary, Health\nhas apprised this Court about the progress on the three\ndirections which this Court has given by order dated\n20.05.2020. Let a compliance report be made by the\nGovernment, to this Court in writing through the office of the\nlearned Advocate General by the next date of listing. There\nwould be no need of an affidavit.5.            Meanwhile, what we have been informed, as of\nnow, is that although the Government has not been able to\nconstruct and make functional any quarantine centers on\nborder itself, for logistical reasons, but such quarantine\ncenters have been established in the border districts i.e. in\nDistricts Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar and\nDehradun.6.            As already referred above, it has been brought\nto our notice that the conditions in many of these quarantine4centers, to say the least, is pathetic. It has also been alleged\nthat there are not enough toilets in these centers. Many of\nthese     institutional   quarantine   centers   are   in   extreme\nunhygienic conditions. We therefore direct the concerned\nSecretaries of the District Legal Services Authorities of\nNainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar and Dehradun to\nmake a personal visit of these quarantine centers within\nthree days from today and file its report before the Registrar\nGeneral online. The district administration shall provide\nthem with such logistics and preventive gear, keeping the\npresent condition Covid-19 pandemic in mind.7.              Mr. Amit Negi, Secretary, Health has very fairly\nsubmitted that it is possible that in this short duration some\nof the quarantine centers may actually be lacking in facilities,\nhowever, he has assured this Court that all efforts shall be\nmade to upgrade these quarantine centers by providing\nsufficient toilets and by maintaining a proper hygiene in\nthese centers and that he will make sure that the inmates in\nthese quarantine centers are given their meals in proper\ntime, three times a day.8.              The Registrar General of the High Court is\ndirected to inform the State Legal Services Authority and the\nSecretary of the above mentioned District Legal Services\nAuthorities for compliance of the order.9.              List these matters on 02.06.2020.(Ravindra Maithani, J.)       (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.)\n                        27.05.2020\nAvneet/