THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, SHARAD KUMAR GUPTA
Bichem Pondi, S/o Erra Pondi – Appellant
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Union of India, through The Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India – Respondent
THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.
1. This writ petition is filed as a Public Interest Litigation seeking different directions in relation to Public Health Centres and Community Health Centres in district Sukma.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Solicitor General and the learned counsel for the State Government.
3. The petitioner has pleaded that having regard to the need to control Maternal Mortality Ratio, the Infant Mortality Ratio and to bring the Government Medical Services Institutions in the district of Sukma to the requisite benchmarks in terms of the national goals as declared through the different policy documents, it is necessary that at least one MBBS Doctor is appointed in each Primary Health Centre and Specialists - Anesthetist, Public Health, Surgery, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics, are appointed in each Community Health Centre in district Sukma and Specialists - Surgeon, Physician, Obstetrician, Gynecologist, Pediatrician, Orthopedic Surgeon, Ophthalmologist, Anesthetist, ENT Specialist and Dentist are appointed in Sukma District Hospital. Directions are sought for in that regard. A further direction to setup a
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