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Mumbai: Panel pulls up GT hospital RMO for dereliction of duty
Updated On: 29 December, 2023 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Committee was formed when SHRC took cognizance of mid-day report regarding a body getting tossed from one hospital to the other
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The high-power committee has sought disciplinary action against the GT Hospital resident medical officer. File pic
A high-power finding committee constituted by GT Hospital has recommended disciplinary action against a Resident Medical Officer (RMO) for alleged dereliction of duty. The committee’s recommendation has been accepted by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC). The MSHRC had taken a suo-motu cognizance of the news report in mid-day, ‘Friends forced to run around as SoBo hospitals refuse autopsy’ dated September 26.
MSHRC observation
In the recent order, the division bench comprising Justice K K Tated, chairperson and M A Sayeed, member, observed the article reflected on blatant violation of the human rights of not only the relatives of the deceased but also of the deceased. “As apparently, relatives were made to move from one hospital to another for the post mortem of their departed soul, therefore power under section 12 of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 were invoked and directions were passed on September 27, 2023,” the order stated.
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