Plea to nationalise healthcare sector during coronavirus 'misconceived': SC

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "misconceived" a plea that wanted the Centre, states and Union Territories to nationalise healthcare the country cotains the coronavirus pandemic.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat, which heard the matter through video-conference, said such a direction cannot be passed by the court. "The first prayer, according to us, is misconceived. No such court direction can be issued as prayed for. The writ petition stands dismissed for prayer 1," the bench said in its order

Regarding the second prayer made in the plea seeking direction to provide free of cost