Allahabad HC constitutes ‘Pandemic Public Grievance Committee’ in every district.

In order to address the grievances and complaints of citizens with regard to the availability of life saving drugs like Remdesivir and Tocilizumap or the supply of oxygen cylinders, the High Court at Allahabad has directed for the constitution of ‘Pandemic Public Grievance Committees’ in every district in Uttar Pradesh. The Committee shall also look into the viral news surrounding the pandemic. The constitution of the Committee shall be as under-

“We, accordingly, direct that in every district of the State three member Pandemic Public Grievance Committee shall be formed and that would include Chief Judicial Magistrate or a judicial officer of similar rank to be nominated by the District Judge, Professor of a Medical College to be nominated by the Principal of Medical College and if there is no medical college then a level-3/4 doctor of district hospital to be nominated by Chief Medical Superintendent of that district hospital and an administrative officer of the rank of Additional District Magistrate to be nominated by the District Magistrate. This three member Pandemic Public Grievance Committee shall come into existence within 48 hours of passing of this order and necessary directives to this effect shall be issued by the Chief Secretary (Home), U.P. to all the District Magistrates. Similarly in rural areas complaint can be made directly to SDM of concerned Tehsil who shall transmit the same to Pandemic Public Grievance Committee. The Pandemic Public Grievance Committee shall also take the trouble of looking into all the viral news itself.”