New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed its condolences when it heard that COVID-19 patient seeking ICU bed could not get it and said, “state has failed, we all have failed”.
An advocate was appearing before Delhi High Court from the last few days urging that his brother-in-law, who was in a critical condition, be shifted to an ICU bed.
During a hearing today the lawyer again urged the court to give an ICU bed to his relative. The court asked the lawyers representing various parties to consider his plea and help him in arranging a bed.
All of a sudden, the lawyer informed the court that no more efforts were required as his relative had passed away just now. “I have failed, ” he said.
“The state has failed. We all have failed,” the court said.
The video conference hearing was silent for a few minutes and the court expressed its condolences.
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