HC allows prisoner to undergo surgery
03/01/2020 , Staff Reporter, Madurai
Hearing the plea of a woman seeking adequate treatment for her husband who sustained a fracture in his left leg, the Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday granted permission to the man to undergo a surgery at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in .
In her petition, R. Muthumari from Madurai said that her husband M. Rajeshkumar alias ‘Appalam’ Raja, a history-sheeter lodged in Madurai Central Prison required urgent medical attention. Though he was receiving treatment at the GRH, she wanted her husband to be transferred to a private hospital for better treatment.
Taking into account the medical emergency, Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira observed that the man required treatment as he was a patient. The court directed the Dean of GRH to see to that the surgery on the man to treat his fracture shall be conducted on Saturday.
The court said that following the surgery, the man can be moved to the post operative care in the General ward of the GRH for further treatment. The wife and children of the man alone shall be permitted to visit him during the treatment, the court said. The case was adjourned to January 13 for further hearing.
03/01/2020 , Staff Reporter, Madurai
Hearing the plea of a woman seeking adequate treatment for her husband who sustained a fracture in his left leg, the Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday granted permission to the man to undergo a surgery at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in .
In her petition, R. Muthumari from Madurai said that her husband M. Rajeshkumar alias ‘Appalam’ Raja, a history-sheeter lodged in Madurai Central Prison required urgent medical attention. Though he was receiving treatment at the GRH, she wanted her husband to be transferred to a private hospital for better treatment.
Taking into account the medical emergency, Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira observed that the man required treatment as he was a patient. The court directed the Dean of GRH to see to that the surgery on the man to treat his fracture shall be conducted on Saturday.
The court said that following the surgery, the man can be moved to the post operative care in the General ward of the GRH for further treatment. The wife and children of the man alone shall be permitted to visit him during the treatment, the court said. The case was adjourned to January 13 for further hearing.
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