1. Heard on IA No.6603/2026, which is an application for immediate shift to a super speciality private hospital and interim relief in terms of Laxmi V/s. Union of India.

2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner who is only a four year's minor child was subjected to acid attack on 29.05.2026, by which she and her brother and mother have suffered serious burn injuries for which photographs Annexure P/1 have been filed which demonstrate that the petitioners and other persons have suffered serious burn injuries. It is further submitted that the petitioners who were undergoing treatment at Community Health Centre, Rajpur, District Barwani, when the petition was filed and on 18.06.2026 they were discharged as for not having adequate treatment as well as infrastructure facilities. It is further submitted that in cases of survivor of the acid attacks the Hon'ble Apex Court has issued guidelines in the case of Laxmi V/s. Union of India and Others {(Crl.) No.129/2006} reported in (2014) 4 SCC 427 and Parivartan Kendra V/s. Union of India and Others {(W.P. No.(Civil) No.867/2013)} (2016) 3 SCC 571.

3. This Court considering the urgency in the matter has directed the State to take instructions in the matter and also directed petitioner to get herself admitted at Super Speciality Hospital, District Indore by 23.06.2026. The State authorities were also directed to submit a report before this Court as to whether the petitioner can be better treated at Arvindo Hospital, District Indore.

4. Counsel for the State has passed over the report on board according to which it is opined by the committee of the doctors of different faculties that admittedly the petitioners and other persons have suffered serious injuries which require long and specialized treatment and is available in the Super Speciality Hospital, District Indore. Taking serious objections to the said report counsel for the petitioner has shown recent photographs of the hospital to submit that the burn ward is not properly equipped and maintained with proper hygiene as it contains fungal infection on the walls and even there are rats for which cages are also kept at the site. The Court has seen the photographs of the burn ward and also shown it to the counsel for the State. From perusal of the report dated 24.06.2026 it is found that the petitioner and other persons who suffered injury due to acid attack requires specialized treatment. It is also found that the petitioner is a minor girl of age four year and her brother is of age 6 years, (petitioner in the connected petition W.P. No.22356/26) are suffering from serious burn injuries. According to the report if they are not treated properly it may result into sepsis and septic shocks and other clinical abnormalities. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Laxmi (supra) has held as under :-

"Insofar as the proper treatment, aftercare and rehabilitation of the victims of acid attack is concerned, the meeting convened on 14.03.2015 notes. unanimously that the full medical assistant should be provided to the victims of acid attack and that private hospitals should also provide free medical treatment to such victims. It is noted that there may perhaps be such victims some reluctance on the part of some private hospitals to provide free medical treatment and, therefore the concerned officers in the State Governments should take up the matter with the hospitals. So that they are also required to pr