A Public Interest Litigation has been filed by Advocate Daniyal Khan for capping and regulating of Covid-19 testing and treatment in the state of Assam.
Appearing for the Petitioner, Ms. Millie Hazarika, Senior Advocate assisted by Sanjana Newar, argued that the prices of Covid-19 test and its treatment thereafter in the state of Assam is one of the highest in the country. Whereas governments in states like New Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh etc have been regulating the prices of Covid-19 Testing but no such steps are taken by the state government in Assam.
The Division bench heard the matter in detail and has directed the State Health Department to appraise the Court on the next date as to the purchase price of RT-PCR test kits and the rates on which those test are being charged to the public.
The matter is to be listed again on the 6th of January, 2021 before the Division Bench, Gauhati High Court.