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NEThe Supreme Court recently issued contempt notice to 51 hospitals in Delhi over non-compliance with the condition to provide minimum 10 percent IPD (Inpatient Department) and 25 percent OPD (Outpatient Department) for the weaker sections, free of cost.
The Court called on the hospitals to show cause as to why contempt proceedings be not initiated against them and concessions granted by the Delhi government (towards land allotment) withdrawn. The hospitals which have been issued notices include - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, BLK Max Hospital, Fortis Escort Hospital, Moolchand Khairatiram Hospital, Centre for Sight and Rajeev Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Rohini.
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria passed the order in a miscellaneous application filed by the Union of India against Moolchand Khairati Ram Trust, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and the DDA.
In the underlying civil appeal, the Court, in 2018, directed the hospitals to comply with the Union government's order of 02.02.2012, which framed a policy for free patient treatment for indigent persons in Delhi to be followed by private hospitals allotted land by the Land Development Office on concessional rates. This provided for free treatment to 25% OPD and 10% IPD patients.
From a compliance affidavit filed by the GNCTD, the Court recently observed that some hospitals were found to have violated the Court order of 2018, yet no action was taken by the authorities in Delhi. Further, communications by the government to DDA, Land and Development Office and MCD were either not responded to or not acted upon and the entire proceedings were taken "very casually".
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