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Srinagar, Dec 23: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today restrained doctors practicing in Jammu and Kashmir from accepting any kinds of gifts from Pharmaceutical Companies and asked them not to travel either within the country or abroad at their expenses.
"All the Pharmaceutical Companies are restrained from giving gifts of any kind whatsoever to the doctors who are practicing in the field of medicine," said a division bench comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Tashi Rabstan while Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
The PIL has sought action against those doctors who receive cash and gifts from medical companies to prescribe medicine to the patients. The petitioners also have demanded ascertaining assets of such doctors and cancellation of their licenses. Petitioners also have demanded 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. Besides this petitioners also have sought action against the representatives who are promoting the corruption in medical profession.
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. |
