Supreme Court seeks ATR from centre on O2 task force suggestions

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre to submit within two weeks the action taken report (ATR) on implementing the suggestions of the court-appointed National Task Force (NTF) on allocation of oxygen to states and UTs amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

The top court said that since the NTF consists of senior doctors and experts from all over the country, it is imperative for the Centre to take steps to ensure that its recommendations are duly implemented at the policy level to meet any exigencies in present and foreseeable future.

A bench of Justices DY Cha-ndrachud and MR Shah posted the matter for hearing after two weeks and listed it along with the suo motu matter on Covid preparedness.