Mumbai, Feb. 5: After a two-year-long struggle APCR Maharashtra won the Hakim Ajmal Khan Municipality Hospital lawsuit. While giving the verdict on PIL No. 24/2022 filed by APCR Maharashtra, the Mumbai High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Arif S. Doctor directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to comply with Resolution No. 750 on which the hospital’s foundation was laid to run itfor common people accordingly. The court further ruled that free medicines and complete treatment should be provided for the poor and backward classes who don’t have ration cards.
The High Court told the plaintiff that if the hospital didn’t comply with the High Court’s decision, it should approach the Court again. It also said a complaint should be lodged with the government department regarding financial irregularities and corruption in the construction of the hospital. If the concerned department does not take action against the irregularities, APCR can approach the court.
In 2021, when APCR Maharashtra noticed the delay and scam in the Kausa under-construction hospital, detailed information was obtained with the help of RTI activist…
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