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The picture is of Shastri Nagar Hospital of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).
The Supreme Court on Monday heard a case concerning the assault of doctors and hospital staff in Maharashtra. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that such attacks are becoming a serious issue for law and order. “These people have no right to roam freely on the streets,” it said.
The case concerns the assault of doctors and staff at a municipal hospital in Dombivli by Shiv Sena councillor Ramesh Mhatre.
There were no vacant beds at the hospital. Therefore, the doctors asked the patient to go to another hospital. Angry people called Shiv Sena councillor Ramesh to the hospital, where he assaulted them.
The Supreme Court then heard a petition filed by the Maharashtra government challenging the Bombay High Court’s order granting bail to Mhatre and the other accused.
The bench issued notices to Mhatre and the other accused, giving them three weeks to respond. The case will be heard next at a later date.
First, look at 4 pictures of the incident that occurred in July…
Councillor Ramesh first argued with the hospital staff, then grabbed one by the throat and began beating him.
The three people who accompanied the councillor slapped and punched the staff.
The councilor continued to slap and punch her, while the others tried to stop him.
When the female doctor began calling someone, the councilor snatched the phone from her.
Court asks councilor’s lawyer,’How can this be justified?’
During the hearing, the court also referred to a recent attack on doctors and hospital staff in Palghar. The bench said, “Another incident took place yesterday. The same people are attacking doctors again.”
Mhatre’s lawyer, Mukul Rohatgi, said that he had investigated the matter and that the people involved in the Palghar incident were not the same. The bench clarified that it was referring to the “ideology.”
The bench questioned how such attacks could be justified. The court said, “How can you enter a hospital and attack doctors and staff? How can you beat them mercilessly?”
Challenge to Bombay High Court’s Conditions
The Supreme Court was hearing a petition challenging the stringent conditions imposed by the Bombay High Court while granting relief to Mhatre in the Dombivli attack case.
Mukul Rohatgi argued that the High Court’s directions to complete the investigation and trial quickly appeared to suggest that the case had already been decided.
The Supreme Court, however, questioned the objection to an expedited trial and said, “It is necessary that a message be sent.”
The bench had earlier indicated that it was considering cancelling Mhatre’s bail in connection with the July 6 attack in Dombivli. Following this, Mhatre withdrew his appeal challenging the stringent bail conditions.
‘Thugs are keeping watch; I will never return’, says victim doctor
The doctor, who was targeted, told the media, ‘I no longer feel safe after the incident. Therefore, I have resigned and left Thane.’
The doctor said, ‘There is an atmosphere of great fear here. Thugs are keeping watch. Other doctors may work if they wish, but I will never return to Thane.’
