New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court, while issuing notice to the Centre on the plea of a daily wage labourer suffering from total kidney failure, has asked a city based hospital to provide him hemodialysis and other medical facilities.
Nagender Prasad, 29, was denied treatment due to insufficient contribution to the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) fund. He was on regular hemodialysis since 2012, and was getting it done at Bhagwati hospital here thrice a week as an ESIC-insured patient.
However, from Feb 1, the hospital discontinued his treatment saying his contributions to the ESIC were not sufficient.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought a response from ESIC and the ministry of labour and employment and Bhagwati Hospital by April 7.
In its order Wednesday, the court said: "This is a matter which would require the examination, especially, given the circumstances, that the petitioner (Prasad) is a daily wage worker who, it appears, was unable to go to work on account of his illness. Evidently, in turn, failure to join work has led to discontinuation of contribution with ESIC."
"In a sense, one set of circumstance is feeding on to the other. Therefore what requires consideration is whether the medical facility by an empanelled hospital can be stopped mid-way in such circumstances," it added.
The court asked the hospital to inform it about the steps taken by it on the issue. The Centre also has to ascertain whether the necessary medical facilities can be provided to Prasad at a government-run hospital.
"In the meanwhile, Bhagwati Hospital will provide necessary medical facilities, including hemodialysis to the petitioner," the court added.
Advocate Ashok Agarwal, who appeared for Prasad, argued that ESIC "cannot legally midway withdraw the treatment to him leaving him to die."
"The petitioner is legally entitled to medical cover from the ESIC and the arbitrary withdrawal of the sanction for treatment amounts to violation of his statutory right as an insured person under the ESI Act, 1948, as well as his fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," said the plea.
Cheena ka bhaat and fafre ke pole...Modi became a fan of Hilly Feast.
Prim
Corona Situation in India: Due to the decrease in the cases of corona across the country, once ag
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan is enjoying the success of his latest release film Jawan these
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made a big announcement that the families of the state employee
A controversial incident has come to light amid increasing cases of atrocities on minority Hindus
The heat of the sun is increasing all over the country. The mercury has started rising due to the
No dispute with Maharashtra, Karnataka assembly resolution on Belagavi may be passed today
The Karnataka Assembly is likely to pass a resolution on Wednesday declaring that the border disp
Team India: Rohit broke his silence on retirement from ODI-Test after T20, relief news for fans
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from international T20 after India's tit
Sainik Schools Admission: There is good news for those seeking admission to Sainik Schools. The M
This time there will be a big auction of players in IPL and many IPL franchises are considering a
