Contempt in PIL regarding facilities for cancer patients
DB Directs respondets to file status report regarding steps taken for unfilled posts
JKUT (Jammu), November-22-2021-( JNF):- In a contempt petition filed by AV Gupta in public interest litigation regarding direction to the State to provide basic health facilities for treatment of cancer in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and also to provide adequate number of oncologists, Oncosurgeons, PET scan machines and all other experts in the relevant field for the treatment of various types of cancer in all the regions of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
A Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Mohd Akram Chowdhary directed AAG updated status report reflect what steps have been taken in regard to those faculty positions, which remained unfilled in the previous selection process.
When the contempt petition came-up for hearing, Division Bench observed that Sr. AAG H.A. Siddiqui, appearing on behalf of respondent No. 1 submits that he shall file an updated status report with regard to implementation of the judgment and order dated 17.02.2016.
DB asked Sr. AAG that the status report proposed to be filed by him shall reflect the steps taken with regard to filling up of the faculty position of Oncology Department, as also the steps taken for installing the PET Scan Machines along with necessary infrastructure. The status report shall also reflect what steps have been taken in regard to those faculty positions, which remained unfilled in the previous selection process. JNF