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MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, ATUL SREEDHARAN
In Reference (Suo Motu) – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
ORDER
Rafiq, CJ -- 1. The present suo motu Writ Petition No.8914/2020 was registered on the basis of a letter (dated 8.6.2020) sent by Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi to the Chief Justice of India, which was forwarded to the Registrar General of this Court by the Secretary General of Supreme Court of India (vide his letter dated 11.6.2020) under His Lordship’s direction. The said letter dated 8.6.2020 had highlighted a tragic and condemnable sight of an elderly Covid-19 patient, who, as per the story carried out by a media portal with a photograph, was chained to bed in a private hospital at Bhopal, the capital city of the State of Madhya Pradesh, allegedly on his failure to make payment of fees for his treatment. One wonders if the situation has changed much since then when the entire country is struggling to survive the second wave of Covid-19.
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State hospitals must provide timely medical treatment; failure constitutes a breach of the right to life under Article 21.
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