HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of Telangana High Court on Friday initiated a suo motu writ petition based on a news article alleging poor facilities for pregnant women at the Government Maternity Hospital in Koti. According to the article, the hospital lacked basic facilities and there was no accommodation for pregnant women.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy urged amicus curiae K. Kiran Mayee to visit the hospital once again and verify the report filed by the principal secretary. The bench directed Kiran Mayee to file a report describing the ground situation in the hospital by the next hearing on December 16. The bench directed the legal services authority to pay amicus curiae Rs 25,000.
Verify need for more PHCs: HC
The bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy on Friday granted time to the government to respond to a PIL seeking an increase in the number of health centres in the state. The public interest petition had been filed by Sama Ram Mohan Reddy.
The petition was connected to a batch of Covid-19 related PILs that were dismissed. The contention of the petitioner was that there must be more primary healthcare centres through enhanced budgetary allocations and prompt recruitment of health care professionals and workers. The bench adjourned the matter to December 9.
