States have been asked to devise clear implementation strategies and monitoring mechanisms to ensure compliance on the ground. (Image generated using AI) Supreme Court news: In a push to standardise critical care infrastructure across the country, the Supreme Court has directed all states and Union territories (UTs) to prepare time-bound action plans for implementing minimum standards for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in hospitals. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan was hearing a batch of proceedings arising out of its earlier judgment dated July 5, 2024, which has since evolved into a court-monitored exercise to frame and implement uniform, minimum standards for ICUs across the country, based on expert inputs and consensus guidelines on critical care infrastructure. Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan issued the directions on April 20.…