Delhi: HC seek govt's reply on pleas against converting banquet halls into COVID hospitals

 Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked  Delhi government to file its reply on three pleas challenging its decision to convert petitioners' banquet halls into temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals. This comes after Delhi government on Saturday issued an order to set up 1,055 beds in banquet halls and linked m to state-run hospitals as national capital continues to witness an alarming surge in coronavirus cases.

A bench of Justice Jayant Nath asked Delhi government to file its response on matter and listed it for furr hearing on July 8.  Meanwhile, vocate Satyakam appearing for  Delhi government said that decision was taken in view of rise in COVID-19 cases in national capital. court was hearing three petitions filed by Chintpurni Overseas Private Limited, Rey Mint Private Limited, and a Community Welfare Banquet challenging decision to convert banquet halls owned by m into temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals. Rey Mint is being represented by vocate Sunil Dalal and its petition has been filed through vocate Sondhi Narula Dalal.

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plea sought to quash government order dated June 12, directing company to grant possession of its Lavanya Banquet Hall for use as a COVID-19 treatment facility and also provide facilities like house-keeping, disinfection and catering.
company said that government has taken decision without any consultation with petitioner and without any due-diligence of property to ascertain its suitability for being used as a temporary hospital. petitioner company has also sought to award cost of present proceedings in favour of petitioner and against respondent government.

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According to government's plan, ministration will set up 11,229 beds in 77 banquet halls to ramp up medical infrastructure to deal with COVID-19 situation in city. In each district, a banquet hall having more than 100 beds can be started by linking it to designated COVID-19 hospitals, order said.

Three banquet halls each may be linked to bigger hospitals -- Lok Nayak Hospital, GTB Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi SS Hospital.

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(With ncy Inputs)