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| Admin has already taken care of all grievances: High Court | | Disposes of PIL regarding best care facility to border firing victims | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Dharminder Paul Singh Raina seeking direction to respondents to provide specialized treatment to the border firing victims/patients and create adequate preventive and treatment infrastructure and facilities for the patients, a Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed that in view of the status report filed by the Director, Health Services Jammu, it appears there is no requirement of any further direction since the administration has already taken care of all the grievances as sought by the petitioner through this Public Interest Litigation. Accordingly, this Public Interest Litigation is disposed of. The petitioner is, however, at liberty to approach the concerned Deputy Commissioner by filing representation in case of any deficiency on the part of the respondents, who shall look into the matter and take necessary action, accordingly.
When the PIL came-up for hearing, DB observed that this public interest litigation has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction to the respondents to provide the best care medical facilities to the border firing victims and to take effective measures as expeditiously as possible and also to provide specialized treatment to the border firing victims/patients and create adequate preventive and treatment infrastructure and facilities for the patients.
DB further observed that status report has been filed by the Director, Health Services Jammu, contending therein that all the requirements of the control room viz. staff/medicines/drivers and ambulances are put at the disposal of control room officer who is also responsible for giving information back to Director Health Services Jammu and Administrative Department.
Further a 24X7 medical cap is established at the relief camps with adequate amount of medicines and staff and ambulances with drivers.
It is further averred that the civilians trapped in the firing range are evacuated by the Army/BSF. Civil ambulances are also allowed to go inside the firing range and ambulances are stationed at relief camps and nearest health Centres to meet any emergency at any given point of time.
It is further averred that in case of heavy to very heavy shelling extra deployment of additional ambulances, doctors, medicines is done by the Director, Health Services at any given time.
Concerned CMO/BMO/Superintendent and Incharge Medical Officers are given free hand to meet the emergency in case of non-availability of medicines to procure it from the open market immediately.
DHS / CMOs / Superintendents /Incharge Medical Officers are in constant touch with the civil and military paramedics forces. City hospitals like Govt Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Govt Hospital, Sarwal, Rajiv Gandhi Hospital are put on alert to meet any emergency. (JNF) |
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