Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has taken a suo motu cognizance after a patient was allegedly denied medical treatment for failing to produce an Aadhaar card and then shifted to the mortuary despite showing signs of life at the Civil Hospital in Mahabubabad.
A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Ghouse Meera Mohiuddin on Thursday issued notices to the Chief Secretary, the Principal Secretary of Medical and Family Welfare, the Director of Medical Education, the Mahabubabad District Collector, and the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital, seeking an explanation over the lapse.
PIL based on the Advocate’s letter
The court took cognizance of the matter following a letter addressed to the Chief Justice by Advocate Bathini Komuraiah. In his representation, the advocate alleged gross medical negligence and a violation of fundamental rights, pointing to what he described as the “lethargic and inhuman” conduct of hospital staff.