Judges Must Uphold Law Without Fear of Backlash, Says Court While Restoring License of Hospital Allegedly Involved in Kidney Racket: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has quashed an order of the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services that cancelled the license of Cethar Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, for its alleged involvement in a kidney racket. Justice G.R. Swaminathan observed that the authorities failed to follow the mandatory procedure prescribed under Section 16 of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, before cancelling the hospital’s license. Petition By The Hospital Cethar…