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Srinagar, Nov 26: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today granted government three more weeks time to file response to a Public Interest Litigation, demanding action against those doctors who receive cash and gifts from medical companies to prescribe medicine to the patients. A division bench of court comprising Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar granted the time to government after Sr AAG Javaid A Kawoosa sought the same.
The respondents in the PIL include state through Chief Secretary, Commissioner Health and Medical Education, Director SKIMS, Director Health, Principals of GMC Srinagar and Jammu, Medical Council Of India, DGP, IGP crime, Micro Labs Ltd.
The PIL filed by three persons from Srinagar through advocate Qazi Ayaz demand action against doctors who are involved in the commission and omission of offenses involving receiving of kickbacks and freebies to prescribe the medicine. The petitioners also demand ascertaining assets of such doctors and cancellation of their licenses.
They also demand constitution of taskforce to look into such type of offences and also seek black listing of the companies who are offering cash, freebies or Kickbacks.
They also seek action against the representatives who are promoting the corruption in medical profession and also seek imparting of moral education to medical students during their training in medical colleges. |
