Delhi High Court seeks report on qualifications of two doctors accused of mishandling child
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna passed the order on October 30 while hearing a contempt petition filed by the child’s mother
The Delhi High Court has ordered the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to submit a joint report on the qualifications of two doctors accused of mishandling a child patient in Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna granted the two-week deadline for the joint inquiry report, but the report has not been submitted by the July 24 deadline.
The doctors, who represented themselves as super-specialists, allegedly caused severe brain damage, leading to the child being in a permanent vegetative state with West Syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and chronic pain. The child's mother, Sapna Jain, filed a contempt petition against the doctors and the NMC/DGHS, alleging the authorities' failure to ensure transparency and accountability. The court is set to hear the case again on December 16.
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