Supreme Court slaps a fine of Rs 25,000 on Delhi Health Minister

Taking into consideration the previous interactions between the Supreme Court and the Health Minister, the Supreme Court asked Delhi Health Minister to tell names of the officials of Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD), who were not obeying their orders.

With the failure of the minister to reply in time, the apex court has now slapped a fine of Rs. 25,000 on the Health Minister for not obeying it's orders and not filing the affidavit naming the faulty officials.

The supreme court told Jain "You make such tall claims about what you can do. Why can't you file an affidavit in time,"

"You don't need time when people are dying of chikungunya, you should have worked overnight to prepare the affidavit."

As per HT reports, the city has reported 1,692 cases of dengue and 3,695 cases of chikungunya – with scores of death reported until September 24.