The court also, however, cautioned against excessively stringent regulations, warning that an unreasonable stance against private hospitals could deter private investment in the healthcare sector.Dalmia’s plea sought direction to private hospitals to not compel the patients to purchase only from the hospital pharmacies and alleged also that the Centre and states had failed to take regulatory and correctional measures, as a result of which patients are being exploited. The top court said, “We agree with you… but how to regulate this?”.The court noted it is the duty of states to ensure proper medical care, and observed also that some states had not been able to deliver the requisite medical care and, therefore, had “facilitated and promoted private entities”.Also in top courtNot enough judges to hear POCSO casesThe SC said there were not enough judges in trial courts to implement its directions like setting up of a special court in each district to exclusively deal with sexual offences against children under the POCSO law. A bench was hearing a suo motu case of 2019 titled: “In Re Alarming Rise in the Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents”.7 elevated as judges in two high courtsSeven additional judges — four from the Madras High Court and three from the Bombay High Court — were on Tuesday elevated as permanent judges. One additional judge of the Bombay High Court was given a fresh one year term as an additional judge with effect from August 12, the law ministry said.
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