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SC orders two hospitals to pay Rs 12 lakh
The Hindu··8 Aug
India's Supreme Court on August 7 directed St Joseph and Mariam Hospital to pay Rs 10 lakh and Khajan Singh Mannvi Health Care to pay Rs 2 lakh within four weeks to the father of a deceased four-year-old child. The Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Bagchi and Mohana issued the detailed compensation order.
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What It Means For You
- Families seeking emergency care can note the Court is preparing guidelines after hospitals allegedly denied treatment.
- Hospital administrators can expect closer scrutiny of first-gate admission duties in grave-offence cases.
- Citizens following victim-compensation orders can track the four-week payment deadline totaling Rs 12 lakh.
What's Happening
- On August 7, the Supreme Court ordered St Joseph and Mariam Hospital to pay Rs 10 lakh and Khajan Singh Mannvi Health Care Rs 2 lakh.
- Payments are due within four weeks to the father of a deceased four-year-old.
- An SIT found the hospitals denied care while the child remained alive for about five hours on March 16.
What The Court Wants Beyond Interim Payments
- The Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said it will frame hospital and police guidelines for victims of grave offences.
- Interim compensation is a first step and does not end questions of institutional responsibility.
- Clear emergency-admission rules aim to prevent refusal of care at the first hospital contacted.
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