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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Mrs.J.NISHA BANU, Mrs.S.SRIMATHY, JJ
C.Anand Raj – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
ORDER :
S.SRIMATHY, J.
The petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition as a Public Interest Litigation for a direction to direct the first respondent to appoint permanent qualified and sufficient dialysis technician in Government hospitals for dialysis treatment in Madurai Government Rajaji, Tanjavur, Trichy, Tirunvelveli Government Medical College hospitals and all other medical college hospitals in the state accordance with communication letter in Ref. No. 24781/E5/3/2020 dated 23.06.2023 from the second respondent for the interest of the Kidney failure patients in Government hospitals within the stipulated time fixed by this Court.
2. According to the petitioner, the care of kidney failure patients, who come dialysis treatment at Government Hospitals in Tamil Nadu, as per the RTI data received in the year 2017, there were only 7 permanent dialysis technicians working entire Government Medical College Hospitals and Taluk Headquarters hospital in Tamil Nadu. Dialysis is a treatment that is considered to be the most important life-saving treatment for kidney failure patients. The dialysis treatment was being carried out in Government hospitals with temporary staff and trainees from
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