The Aurangabad Bank at the Bombay Supreme Court called it a “serious” problem, finding on Tuesday that more than a hundred ventilators made available to hospitals through the PM Cares Fund to hospitals under its jurisdiction were “inoperative,” and wanted to know what measures the center was proposing.
A department bank of Justices RV Ghuge and BU Debadwar heard a Suo Motu petition on Covid management in Marathwada districts, which falls under the jurisdiction of Aurangabad Bank.
Amicus Curiae Satyajit S. Bora produced local newspaper reports of malfunctioning ventilators in the state medical hospitals of Aurangabad.
Attorney General DR Kale told the court that 150 ventilators had been received from the Government Car College and Hospital (GMCH) in Aurangabad from the PM Cares Fund. The fans were made by a company called Jyoti CNC.
Kale said GMCH retained 17 units of the 150 ventilators, 41 were given to five private hospitals in Aurangabad, and 55 were distributed to other districts. The remaining 37 were unpacked.
Regarding letters from private hospitals, Kale told the court that 41 ventilators delivered to private hospitals were found to be inoperative. The private hospitals had refused to use them because the ventilators posed a serious threat to the lives of the patients and urged the authorities to withdraw the ventilators.
The dean of another county government hospital told the court that none of the ventilators supplied were worth using.
The court was told that out of 150 ventilators, 113 ventilators used in government or private hospitals were malfunctioning.
“The situation regarding the dysfunctional ventilators received through the PM Cares Fund has been very serious. It is believed that ventilators are life-saving tools and malfunctions can endanger the lives of patients,” said the Bech
“The company shouldn’t get away with it. It’s the treasury money,” the court said, postponing the hearing to May 28.
The bank ordered Deputy Attorney General Ajay G Talhar to inform the court of what action the center will take in the circumstances. The court has instructed the central government to say what action will be taken against the supplier and what remedial action can be taken to address the problem.
Amicus Curiae Satyajit S. Bora told the court that some political leaders are visiting hospitals to check that ventilators are working.
In response, the court said: “Politicians are making contradicting statements which we find uncomfortable as some politicians have visited the hospital pretending to have the knowledge and expertise to inspect ventilators and take corrective action recommend.”
The court expressed the expectation that politics “would not give political color to this question of dysfunctional ventilators” as it was about saving human lives.
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