Why Range Of Rates For Hospital Services Not Specified? Supreme Court Slams Centre, Warns Court Might Apply CGHS Rates

Awstika Das

28 Feb 2024 8:29 PM IST

  • Why Range Of Rates For Hospital Services Not Specified? Supreme Court Slams Centre, Warns Court Might Apply CGHS Rates

    The Supreme Court criticised the Central Government's failure to specify the range of rates within which private hospitals and clinical establishments can charge for their treatment services. Although a rule in this regard was framed twelve years ago, the Court noted that it has not been enforced yet.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a public interest litigation...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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