Failure Of Private Hospitals To Provide Timely Medical Treatment Is Also Violation Of Article 21: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court on Wednesday issued slew of directions while observing that the government hospitals, medical officers are duty bound to extend medical assistance and failure on the part of even private hospitals to provide timely medical treatment to a person in need of such treatment results in a violation of his right to life guaranteed under Article 21.A division bench comprising...