Death certificate delayed, dy civil surgeon penalised
21.01.2022
Chandigarh: The Haryana Right to Service Commission (HRTSC) has imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 on Rohtak deputy civil surgeon Dr K L Malik for delaying a case of release of death certificate of a person who had passed away in 1994 claiming that proof of death was not available.
The hapless widow of the deceased had applied for grant of death certificate of her husband.
Sharing details, secretary to the commission Meenaxee Raj said a long pending issue of a harassed widow was finally resolved through the intervention of the panel.
Though the record pertaining to deaths was lost and destroyed in 1995, a fact which was also agreed by HRTSC chief commissioner, who incidentally was DC Bhiwani at that time.
An inquiry had been made into the death by Meham government hospital medical officer Dr Anand Pra-kash, who recommended the case for registration of death to Rohtak deputy civil surgeon.
The inquiry was based on statements of Aanganwadi workers who had made further inquiries with the villagers regarding the death of the deceased. Despite the reports, clear recommendation by Dr Prakash to register the death of the deceased person, the designated officer wrongfully rejected the case, claiming the lack of supporting documents to process the case.
Even during the hearing before the HRTSC chief commissioner, the respondent doctor kept harping upon absence of proof of death.
While interacting with media persons, HRTSC chief commissioner T C Gupta said this by far was the most painful case witnessed by him, where the system has turned so apathetic that a hapless poor widow, who has already lost her husband, was made to run from pillar to post to be able to get a death certificate.
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