HC notices to govt over lack of quality for patho tests, labs

HC notices to govt over lack of quality for patho tests, labs 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 24.02.2025

Bhopal/Jabalpur : A division bench of the MP high court issued notices to the central and state govt in response to a petition seeking quality standards for chemicals used in pathological tests. The petitioner stated that there are no standards fixed regarding the chemicals used in pathological tests, and the test results could be erratic if the quality of chemicals used is not proper. 

The petitioner in the case, Advocate Amitabh Gupta, said that different chemicals are used in various pathological tests to obtain results, and if the quality of chemicals is not good, the test results would not be accurate. 

In 2009, a commission formed in this connection was asked to fix standards for chemicals to be used to obtain pathological test results, but after a lapse of so many years, the standards have not yet been deci- ded and practised. This makes the credibility of the tests results suspect.

 Besides, only a few pathological labs have affiliation with NABL. Gupta, arguing the case himself, said that he filed the petition in 2015 and requested the court to find out from NABL regarding steps it has taken to make pathological test reports more credible, fix standards for chemicals to be used, and ensure pathology labs obtain NABL affiliation. After preliminary arguments, the bench of Chief Justice S K Kait and Justice Vivek Jain issued notices to the state and central govt.