Times of India: Madurai: Tuesday, 22 September 2020.
The Madras high court on Monday ordered notice to the central and state governments on a plea which sought to establish a bone bank at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai district.
A division bench of justices M Sathyanarayanan and P Rajamanickam also directed the director of medical education (DME) to appear before the court through video conferencing to assist the court about the status of the proposal to set up the bone bank, which is pending since 2017.
The court was hearing the public interest litigation filed by M Vetri Selvan, a law student and a resident of Madurai.
The petitioner stated that he obtained information through RTI Act from the dean of GRH stating that the latter had sent a proposal for the establishment of a bone bank to the DME in 2017. He stated that the objective behind setting up a bone bank is to replace the metallic implants which are normally used in orthopaedic surgeries, which are not affordable by the poor.
Bone banks would be of great use to patients who are affected with cancer and those who undergo replacement surgeries. He stated that if a bone bank is set up at GRH, then it would be of great benefit to the people of the southern districts.
Though a proposal was sent to the DME with regard to setting up of a bone bank at GRH three years ago, no steps were taken by the government in this regard so far. Hence, the petitioner moved the high court Madurai bench.
The case was adjourned to October 15 for further hearing.
The Madras high court on Monday ordered notice to the central and state governments on a plea which sought to establish a bone bank at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai district.
A division bench of justices M Sathyanarayanan and P Rajamanickam also directed the director of medical education (DME) to appear before the court through video conferencing to assist the court about the status of the proposal to set up the bone bank, which is pending since 2017.
The court was hearing the public interest litigation filed by M Vetri Selvan, a law student and a resident of Madurai.
The petitioner stated that he obtained information through RTI Act from the dean of GRH stating that the latter had sent a proposal for the establishment of a bone bank to the DME in 2017. He stated that the objective behind setting up a bone bank is to replace the metallic implants which are normally used in orthopaedic surgeries, which are not affordable by the poor.
Bone banks would be of great use to patients who are affected with cancer and those who undergo replacement surgeries. He stated that if a bone bank is set up at GRH, then it would be of great benefit to the people of the southern districts.
Though a proposal was sent to the DME with regard to setting up of a bone bank at GRH three years ago, no steps were taken by the government in this regard so far. Hence, the petitioner moved the high court Madurai bench.
The case was adjourned to October 15 for further hearing.
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