Petition against hospital for overcharging

Petition against hospital for overcharging

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Chennai:04.10.2020

A resident has moved the Madras high court alleging that MGM hospital is charging exorbitant fees much higher than the rates fixed by the government for Covid-19 treatment.

K Ganesh, who lost his father to the viral infection, wanted the court to direct the authorities to consider his representation made against the hospital and take appropriate action against the hospital management.

According to the petitioner, his father was hospitalised for eight days for Covid-19 treatment in MGM hospital for which the hospital charged Rs 7 lakhs.

He alleged that even after his father’s demise he was asked to settle remaining bills to the tune of Ra 2.44 lakhs.

Therefore, the petitioner wanted the court to direct the authorities concerned to consider his complaint against the hospital dated September 11 and take appropriate action against the hospital management for not following government order dated June 6 in connection with Covid-19 treatment fee.

This apart, Ganesh also wanted the court to direct the hospital to refund the excess amount collected from him in violation of the government order.

The plea filed as a PIL is likely to be taken up for hearing in the second week of October.

India becomes third country to cross 1 lakh Covid deaths

India becomes third country to cross 1 lakh Covid deaths

CFR Lower Than Most But Festive Season A Worry

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03.10.2020

India has become the third country in the world after the US and Brazil to record 1 lakh deaths due to Covid-19. On Friday, nearly 1,076 fresh fatalities took the nationwide toll to over 1,00,800.

The toll in the US is more than double that of India at over 2.1 lakh while Brazil, with far fewer cases, has recorded over 1.4 lakh deaths. However, in the past two months, India has reported the highest number of fatalities in the world, with nearly 63% of all deaths in the country coming during this period.

India reported 33,255 Covid-19 deaths in September, at a daily average of more than 1,100. While the toll has been mounting, India is still far below the world’s worst-hit countries in terms of deaths per lakh population and case fatality rates (CFRs). At 7.5 deaths per lakh population, India is in the 18th position among the 20 worst-hit countries. India’s CFR, at 1.6, compares well with most countries, notably the US (2.8), Brazil (3), Mexico (10.4), the UK (9.2) and even Pakistan (2.1). What will worry health authorities is the upcoming festive season, especially since active cases still remain high at 9.5 lakh.

80K+ fresh cases for 4th day, active cases dip to 9.5L

Other countries in India’s neighbourhood have better case fatality rates than India — Bangladesh

(1.4), Nepal (0.6) and Sri Lanka (0.4). In balance, while India has the second highest Covid caseload in the world after the US, infections have been staggered over several months. This, and the fact that cases started rising late in India, seems to have kept mortalities relatively low so far.

On Friday, India recorded over 80,000 fresh cases for the fourth day running. However, the day’s case count, at 80,446, was below the numbers reported over the last two days, as per data collated by TOI from state governments.

India’s total Covid-19 caseload stood at 64,71,244. Active dropped marginally on Friday to a little over 9.5 lakh after rising over the past two days.

The pandemic continued to rage in Kerala, which reported 9,258 fresh cases on Friday. This is the first time the daily tally has topped 9,000 in the state. Maharashtra continued to add fewer than 20,000 cases for the sixth day in a row, but on Friday, it reported an increase in fatalities. A total of 15,591 new cases were reported, taking the total to 14,16,513 in the state, and with 424 fatalities, the total toll climbed to 37,480.

Mumbai stepped up the number of tests to almost 15,000 a day and recorded 2,440 new cases, which is its second-highest single-day tally so far. The city’s tally has now climbed to 1.7 lakh.

The maximum Covid-19 deaths in Odisha are in the age group of 41 to 60 years, an analysis of the deaths by Odisha health department has revealed. Sixteen more died of the viral infection pushing the death toll to 875 on Friday. Altogether 3,600 more people tested positive for the virus.

›Sept high: 1L new cases, 15L tests in Delhi ›Why viral load is tough to detect

Advocate Who Acted Professionally As Per Client's Instruction Cannot Be Made Criminally Liable For Defamation: Madras HC [Read Order]

Advocate Who Acted Professionally As Per Client's Instruction Cannot Be Made Criminally Liable For Defamation: Madras HC [Read Order]: An advocate who acted professionally as per the instruction of his or her client cannot be made criminally liable for offence of defamation under Section 500 unless contrary is alleged and...

Disturbed By Social Media Trial Over Patient Death, Kerala Orthopedic Surgeon Allegedly Kills Self

Disturbed By Social Media Trial Over Patient Death, Kerala Orthopedic Surgeon Allegedly Kills Self 

By Meghna A SinghaniaPublished On 2 Oct 2020 9:29 PM 

 Updated On 2 Oct 2020 9:29 PM 

Kerala: A 35-year-old orthopedic surgeon and the owner of Anoop Ortho Centre in Kollam, allegedly took the extreme step of taking his life by hanging himself after cutting a nerve in his arm. The doctor who deeply disturbed by the death of a 7-year-old patient whom he had operated upon and the following social media trial that blamed him for the death of the child. 

Dr Anoop Krishna was a well known orthopedic surgeon in the area with a specialization in Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty. He took up a case of a 7 year old patient last week. During the operation, the patient suffered a complication post-anesthesia and went into cardiac arrest. Despite all the attempts to save her including taking her to another hospital, the child passed away. 

The kin of the patient, alleging medical negligence, filed a complaint with the local police and also took to social media blaming the doctor for their child's demise. A case was registered against the doctor, who was also deeply disturbed with the online backlash and the blame game he was facing on social media on account of the child's death. Unfortunately, unable to take the pressure, the doctor chose to end his life 

According to the police account, the doctor first went to the bathroom and cut his veins. "He wrote something on the wall relating to his suicide which is not legible since it was written with blood. He then went to his bedroom and hanged himself using a bedsheet," the police officer told Mirror. The News Minute adds, that the doctor wrote the word sorry on the wall . Deeply saddened and disturbed with the death of the doctor, the medical fraternity has now also taken to social media to express their sorrow and anger over the incident

https://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/doctors/disturbed-by-social-media-trial-over-patient-death-kerala-orthopedic-surgeon-allegedly-kills-self-70123

Bank’s ex-chief manager, three others get RI for ₹6cr fraud - The Times Of India

Bank’s ex-chief manager, three others get RI for ₹6cr fraud - The Times Of India

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Chennai:02.10.2020

The special judge for CBI cases, Chennai, on Tuesday sentenced R Kannan, former chief manager of Union Bank of India’s Anna Salai branch, to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of ₹2 lakh in a bank fraud case.

The other accused in the fraud involving National Medicines Private Ltd was Parvathi Ramakrishnan, former manager of Standard Chartered Bank in Chennai, who was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of ₹1 lakh. Anurag Jain, former director of National Medicines Private Limited, was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of ₹4 lakh and another former director of the firm, K Manjula, was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment with ₹1lakh fire. The CBI registered the case on allegations that between 2006 and 2007, the directors of the city firm conspired with Kannan and Parvathi with an intention to cheat Union Bank of India. The bank suffered a loss of ₹6.2 crore.

Rahul, Priyanka held on way to Hathras

Rahul, Priyanka held on way to Hathras

Congress leaders, who were going to meet kin of rape victim, released later

02/10/2020

Road block: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being stopped by Uttar Pradesh police personnel in Noida on Thursday.PTI-

Anuj Kumar

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida on Thursday when they, along with hundreds of Congress workers, were going to Hathras to meet the family members of the gang-rape victim.

They were taken to the guest house of the Buddha International Circuit for violating Section 144 and later released on personal bonds.

Mr. Gandhi said he agreed to go alone if his visit violated Section 144. “But still they didn’t allow me and we were pushed around,” he said. When Mr. Gandhi started walking on foot, he was stopped by the Gautam Buddh Nagar police. In the pushing and shoving that ensued, Mr. Gandhi fell down and sustained bruises on his arm.

“Just now the police pushed me, lathi charged me and threw me to the ground. I want to ask if only the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) can walk in this country? Can’t a normal person walk? Can only Modiji [Prime Minister Narendra Modi] walk in this country? Can’t a normal person walk?” Mr. Gandhi said.

After that, he sat down on a dharnaon the Expressway.

Ajay Kumar Lallu, president of the State unit of the party, who continued the sit-in with party workers after the Gandhis were taken away by the police, was also detained.

Reacting to the police action, Ms. Vadra told mediapersons that the government was insensitive and did not follow the rule of law. “The government has to take responsibility for the protection of women. You would remember that last year around this time, we were protesting against the Unnao rape victim,” she said.

She further said, “[The government] portrays itself as the saviour of Hindusim but what kind of religion is this that could not allow a father to perform the last rites of his daughter?”

Love Kumar, Additional Commissioner (Law and Order), Gautam Buddh Nagar, first told The Hindu that the Congress leaders had been detained but later in the day clarified that technically it was an arrest for violating Section 144. “They were released after signing personal bonds. No witnesses were called for bail. So practically, it was detention,” he said.

Hathras incident shocked our conscience, says HC

Hathras incident shocked our conscience, says HC

It takes suo motu cognisance of case

02/10/2020

Special correspondent LUCKNOW

The Allahabad High Court (HC) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the Hathras incident and the events leading up to the cremation of the victim in the alleged rape and murder case and issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government.

“The incidents which took place after the death of the victim on 29.09.2020 leading up to her cremation, as alleged, have shocked our conscience, therefore, we are taking suo moto cognizance of the same,” the Lucknow Bench said.

‘Immense importance’

Justices Rajan Roy and Jaspreet Singh said the matter was of “immense public importance and public interest as it involves allegation of high handedness by the State authorities resulting in violation of the basic human and fundamental rights not only of the deceased victim but also of her family members”.

The court directed the Senior Registrar to register a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) with the title, “In Re : Right to decent and dignified last rites/cremation”.

The court listed the case for October 12.