JUDGMENT : 1. Heard Sri Anand Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Vineet Pandey, Learned Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Sri B.P. Singh Kachhawa, Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel. 2. This writ petition has been filed praying for the following reliefs:- “(I) A writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned dated 11.12.2020 passed by the respondent no. 3. (II) A writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 2 & 3 to permit the petitioners to run the hospital as a designated hospital L-3 for the treatment of Covid-19 Patients (Corona patients).” 3. By the impugned order dated 11.12.2020 passed by the respondent no.3 i.e. Chief Medical Officer, Varanasi, the petitioner's hospital has been restrained from giving treatment to Covid patients and to run the hospital as Covid-19 Hospital, on the allegation that the petitioner's hospital has realized higher amount than the prescribed amount from a Covid-19 patient namely Sri Anand Kumar Mishra, who has made a complaint dated 27.08.2020 against the petitioners. 4. It appears that the State Government has issued a Guideline/ Circular dated 10.09.2020, in exercise of powers conferred under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 and the Uttar Pradesh Epidemic Disease Covid-19 Regulations 2020. 4. It appears that the State Government has issued a Guideline/ Circular dated 10.09.2020, in exercise of powers conferred under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 and the Uttar Pradesh Epidemic Disease Covid-19 Regulations 2020. The aforesaid Guidelines/ Circular dated 10.09.2020 issued by the State Government to all the District Magistrates and Chief Medical Officers in the State of Uttar Pradesh, is reproduced below: la[;k&1805@ikap&5&2020 Ás"kd] vfer eksgu Álkn] vij eq[; lfpo] mRrj Áns’k 'kkluA lsok esa] 1- leLr ftykf/kdkjh] mRrj Áns’kA 2- leLr eq[; fpfdRlkf/kdkjh] mRrj Áns’kA fpfdRlk vuqHkkx&5 y[kuÅ fnukad% 10 flrEcj] 2020 fo"k; & Áns’k esa futh fpfdRlky;ksa }kjk dksfoM&19 ds mipkj gsrq fy, tkus okys 'kqYd ds laca/k esaA egksn;] mi;qZDr fo"k;d 'kklukns'k la[;k&1412@ikap&5&2020 fnukad 10-7-2020 ¼Áfr layXu½ dk d`i;k lUnHkZ xzg.k djus dk d"V djsa] ftlds ek/;e ls uhfr vk;ksx] Hkkjr ljdkj ds lnL; MkŒ fouksn ikWy dh v/;{krk esa xfBr lfefr }kjk dh x;h laLrqfr;ksa ds Øe esa futh fpfdRlky;ksa }kjk dksfoM&19 ls laØfer ejhtksa ds mipkj gsrq fuEuor nj fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gS %& ¼1½ ^,* Js.kh ds uxjksa esa lqij Lisf’kfyVh dh lqfo/kk okys vLirkyksa dks dksfoM&19 vLirky ds :i esa ifjofrZr djus ij ejhtksa ls fuEufyf[kr nj yh tk;sxh %& Hospital rates for per day of admission (in Rs.) Category of hospitals Moderate Sickness Severe Sickness Very Server Sickness ISOLATION BEDS including supportive care and oxygen ICU without need for ventilator care ICU with Ventilator care (invasive/non - invasive NABH accredited Hospitals (including entry level) 10,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 1200/-) 15,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 2000/-) 18,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 1200/-) Non-NABH accredited Hospitals (including entry level) 8,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 1200/-) 13,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 1200/-) 15,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 2000/-) 18,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 1200/-) Non-NABH accredited Hospitals (including entry level) 8,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 1200/-) 13,000/- (includes cost of PPE Rs. 2000/-) ¼2½ Áns’k ds ^ch* ,oa ^lh* Js.kh ds uxjksa esa fLFkr lqij Lisf’kfyVh ds vLirky mDr njksa dk Øe’k% 80 Áfr’kr ,oa 60 Áfr’kr 'kqYd ysxsaA 2- uxjksa dk oxhZdj.k fuEuor gSa %& Js.kh&, dkuiqj] y[kuÅ] vkxjk] okjk.klh] Á;kxjkt] cjsyh] xksj[kiqj] esjB] uks,Mk {ks= ¼xkSrecq)uxj½ vkSj xkft;kckn ds uxjA Js.kh&ch eqjknkckn] vyhx<+] >kalh] lgkjuiqj] eFkqjk] jkeiqj] fetkZiqj] 'kkgtgkaiqj] v;ks/;k] fQjkstkckn] eqtQjuxj vkSj Q:Z[kkckn ds uxjA Js.kh&lh mijksDr Js.kh&, ,oa ch ls fHkUu tuinksa ds uxjA 3- ;g laKku esa vk;k gS fd vHkh Hkh dbZ futh fpfdRlky;ksa }kjk mDr fu/kkZfjr nj dUlUVsUlh Qhl ds vfrfjDr uflZx ds;j] ekWfuVfjax] foftV vkfn ds uke ij i`Fkd ls vf/kd 'kqYd fy;k tk jgk gS] tks ,fiMsfed fMtht ,DV] 1897 rFkk mŒÁŒ egkekjh dksfoM&19 fofu;kekoyh] 2020 ds vUrxZr n.Muh; gSA 4- vr,o eq>s ;g djus dk funsZ’k gqvk gS fd futh fpfdRlky;ksa }kjk dksfoM&19 ds mipkj gsrq fy, tkus okys 'kqYd esa fuEufyf[kr lqfo/kk,a lekfgr gSa %& ¼1½ vkblksys’ku csM ¼vkDlhthu ,oa lg;ksxh lqfo/kkvksa ds lkFk½ gsrq Áfrfnu dh nj ,uŒ,ŒchŒ,pŒ ,ØhMsVsM fpfdRlky; ds fy, #i;s 10 gtkj rFkk ukWu&,ØhMsVsM fpfdRlky;ksa ds fy, #i;s 8 gtkj fu/kkZfjr fd;s x;s gS] ftlesa de xEHkhj jksfx;ks gsrq vkDlhtu ,oa vU; vko’;d lg;ksxh mipkj lfEefyr gSA ¼2½ vkbZŒlhŒ;wŒ csM ¼fcuk osUVhysVj½ gsrq Áfrfnu dh nj ,uŒ,ŒchŒ,pŒ ,ØhMsVsM fpfdlky; ds fy, #i;s 15 gtkj rFkk ukWu ,ØhMsVsM fpfdRlky;ksa ds fy, 13 gtkj fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA bl Js.kh esa gkbijVsUlu ,oa vfu;af=r MkcfcVht ls ihfM+r dks ekWfcZfMVht jksxh lfEefyr gSaA ¼3½ vkbZŒlhŒ;wŒ csM ¼osUVhysVj lfgr½ gsrq Áfrfnu dh nj ,uŒ,ŒchŒ,pŒ ,ØhMsVsM fpfdRlky;ksa ds fy, #i;s 18 gtkj rFkk ukWu ,ØhMsVsM fpfdRlky;ksa ds fy, 15 gtkj fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA bl Js.kh esa buoSflo eSdsfudy osUVhys’ku rFkk ukWu buoSflo eSdsfudy osUVhys’ku tSls ,pŒ,QŒ,uŒlhŒ ,oa chvkbZŒ&ihŒ,ŒihŒ dh vko’;drk okys jksfx;ks dk mipkj lfEefyr gSA ¼4½ futh fpfdRlky;ksa gsrq fu/kkZfjr 'kqYd lHkh lqfo/kkvksa dks lfEefyr djrs gq, iSdst gSA bl iSdst esa dksfoM ds;j ÁksVksdky ds vuqlkj mipkj Ánku fd;s tkus ds fy, csM] Hkkstu rFkk vU; lqfo/kk, tSls & uflZx ds;j] ekWfuVfjax] bysftax lfgr vU; vko’;d tkaps] foftV@dUlYV] fpfdRld] ijhJ.k vkfn dh lqfo/kk,a lfEefyr gSaA ¼5½ dks&ekWfcZfMVht jksfx;ks dk mipkj rFkk vYi vof/k dh gheks Mk;fyfll dh lqfo/kk Hkh iSdst esa lfEefyr gSA ¼6½ mDr nj fu/kkZj.k dksfoM jksfx;ks gsrq jk"Vªh; xkbMykbu ds vuq:i fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gS fdUrq Á;ksxkRed mipkj ¼tSls jSeMsflfoj bR;kfn½ dks bl iSdst esa lfEefyr ugha fd;k x;k gSA ¼7½ mDr nj fu/kkZj.k esa dksfoM&19 gsrq vkjŒVhŒihŒlhŒvkjŒ VsLV vkfn rFkk vkbZŒ,yŒ&6 VsLV dks lfEefyr ugha fd;k x;k gSA ¼8½ mDr nj fu/kkZj.k ihfM;kfVªd jksfx;ks ds Åij Hkh ykxw gSA ¼9½ xHkZorh efgykvksa dk Álo ¼ukZey@lh&lsD’ku½ rFkk uotkr f’k’kq ds mipkj ij gksus okys O;; dks fpfdRlky; }kjk vk;q"eku Hkkjr ;kstuk ds Ápfyr nj ij vyx ls fy;k tk,xkA ;|fi] vk;q"eku Hkkjr ds ykHkkZfFk;ksa ls bl laca/k esa dksbZ 'kqYd ugha fy;k tk;sxkA 5- futh fpfdRlky;ksa dks dksfoM&19 ds jksfx;kas dks HkrhZ fd, tkus gsrq jk"Vªh; xkbMykbUl dk vuqikyu fd;k tkuk gksxkA mDr vLirkyksa }kjk fpfdRldksa ,oa vU; fpfdRldh; LVkQ ds fy, DokjaVkbu ds laca/k esa jkT; ljdkj }kjk tkjh fd, x, funsZ’kksa dk vuqikyu lqfuf’pr fd;k tk,xkA fØfVdy ds;j ds fy, ftyksa ds fpfdRlky;ksa esa csM dh deh gksus dh n’kk esa 'kklukns’k la[;k&1659@ikap&5&2020] fnukad 29-08-2020 dh 'krsZ@Ákfo/kku ykxw gksaxsA 6- ;g vkns’k ,fiMsfed fMtht ,DV] 1897 rFkk mŒÁŒ egkekjh dksfoM&19 fofu;ekoyh] 2020 ds vUrxZr tkjh fd, tk jgs gSA mDr vkns’k dk mYya?ku ,fiMsfed fMtht ,DV] 1897 rFkk mŒÁŒ egkekjh dksfoM&19 fofu;ekoyh] 2020 dh laxr /kkjkvksa ds vUrxZr n.Muh; gksxkA d`i;k mDr funsZ’kksa dk dM+kbZ ls vuqikyu fuf’pr djus dk d"V djsaA layXud% ;FkksDrA Hkonh; gŒ viŒ 10-09-2020 ¼vfer eksgu Álkn½ vij eq[; lfpoA la[;k&1805¼1½@ikap&5&2020 rn~fnukad Áfrfyfi fuEufyf[kr dks lwpukFkZ ,oa vko’;d dk;Zokgh gsrq Ásf"kr %& 1- futh lfpo] eq[; lfpo] mŒÁŒ 'kkluA 2- vij eq[; lfpo] ekuuh; eq[;ea=h] mŒÁŒ 'kkluA 3- leLr e.Myk;qDr] mŒÁŒA 4- egkfuns’kd] fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; lsok;sa] mRrj Áns’k] y[kuÅA 5- funs’kd] lapkjh] mRrj Áns’k] y[kuÅA 6- leLr e.Myh; vij funs’kd] fpfdRlk LokLF; ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k] mRrj Áns’kA 7- v/;{k] bf.M;u esfMdy ,lksfl,’ku] mRrj Áns’kA 8- v/;{k] uflZx gkse ,lksfl,’ku] mRrj Áns’kA 9- xkMZ QkbyA vkKk ls] gŒ viŒ 07-09-2020 ¼osn Ádk’k jko½ vuq lfpoA 5. It appears that vide letter dated 16.07.2020 the respondent no.3 i.e. The Chief Medical Officer, Varanasi has granted permission to the petitioner's hospital for treatment of Covid-19 patients and to use 20 beds for L1, 15 beds for L2, 15 beds for L3 Covid-19 patients. It appears that a complaint was made by one Sri Anand Kumar Mishra against the petitioner's hospital for charging some excessive amount for treatment. Consequently a notice dated 22.08.2020 was issued by the respondent no.3 to the petitioner's hospital asking for explanation and the petitioner submitted a detailed explanation dated 25.08.2020. However, without considering the reply, the impugned order has been passed by the respondent no.3 even without recording that what amount has been found by him to have been charged excessively by the petitioner's hospital from a Covid-19 patient. 6. This Court take judicial notice of the fact that presently there is a spike rise in Covid-19 patients in the State of Uttar Pradesh particularly in districts Varanasi, Lucknow, Allahabad and Kanpur. In Government Hospitals adequate beds are not available to accommodate the Covid-19 patients for their treatment. The Government itself is engaging various private nursing homes and hospitals for treatment of Covid-19 patients. Under the circumstances, the impugned order does not appeal to reason that the petitioner’s hospital itself be restrained from giving treatment to Covid-19 patients, merely on the allegation of a patient that some excessive amount was charged by it from him. That apart the impugned order has been passed by the respondent no.3 completely ignoring the explanation submitted by the petitioner. 7. For all the reasons aforestated the impugned dated 11.12.2020 passed by the respondent no.3 cannot be sustained and is hereby quashed. Learned Chief Standing Counsel prays that liberty may be granted to the respondent no.3 to pass an order afresh in accordance with law, if required under the prevailing situations. 8. We have considered the request of the learned Chief standing Counsel and we accept it. Therefore, liberty is granted to the competent authority to pass an order afresh, in accordance with law, under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 and the Uttar Pradesh Epidemic Disease Covid-19 Regulations 2020, if still required under the prevailing situations, after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. 9. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated above.