"When people are dying, you don't need 24 hours to file affidavit," was the terse message of the supreme court to the Kejriwal government of Delhi. The court took suo moto cognisance in the dengue-chikungunya outbreak case.

The apex court on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the Delhi government for not filing proper response in a matter relating to dengue and dhikungunya outbreak in the city.

Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain had sought 24-hour time to file the response, but the apex court slammed the attitude of the AAP government in the matter.

'NAME RECALCITRANT OFFICIALS'

Earlier, the Delhi government complained to the supreme court that some of the officials were not cooperating with it. In response, the court asked the AAP government to submit names of the officials, who refused to cooperate and perform their duties.

"When you make tall claims you must back it up with action," the supreme court told solicitor general of the AAP government, Ranjit Kumar. The court will hear the matter on Tuesday, when the AAP government is expected to file a detailed report.

The union government is also planning to file an affidavit in the matter. The central government's report is likely to be filed on Tuesday.

STATE OF DENGUE, CHIKUNGUNYA

As per government records, the total number of dengue cases has reached to 2,133 in Delhi. Of these 441 cases are new.

Total number of chikungunya patients in Delhi is 5,293 including 1,598 new cases.

Meanwhile, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's media advisor, Nagendra Sharma has issued a statement saying that the government would "not comment on sub-judice matters". He, however, said that Delhi government's first affidavit was already filed in the supreme court on Friday.



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