Court takes umbrage at the nature of petition
The Hindu
Sparing a petitioner of costs, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed his petition seeking a direction to the State to take immediate steps to bring the Super Speciality wing of the
Sparing a petitioner of costs, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed his petition seeking a direction to the State to take immediate steps to bring the Super Speciality wing of the Government Rajaji Hospital to its original purpose without affecting the treatment being carried out at the COVID-19 ward for affected people. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam observed, “The repeated interference either by citizens without any knowledge or understanding of the matters or even by the court in dealing with the matters of emergency is totally uncalled for.”The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.