Consider plea for setting up separate ward for disabled HC
Chennai Nov 20 PTI The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to consider a plea to set up a separate ward for the disabled to stay in the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital hospital for obtaining the disabled certificate The court was disposing of a writ petition from one C Jagadeesan praying for a direction to this effect on November 17 This Court is of the view that the said hospital is one of the biggest ones in the State and there would not be any impediment for it to make arrangements for provision of separate wards especially for those persons who are approaching them for getting disability certificate as every day the patients are admitted in it due to accidents and the tribunals are issuing directions from time to time to the claimants to obtain disability certificates In such circumstances it would be appropriate for the benefit of the claimants to provide a separate ward Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy said According to advocate V S Suresh his client Jagadeesan met with an accident in 2018 and he filed a petition claiming compensation before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal The Tribunal referred him to the Medical Board for assessment of the disability pursuant to which he was admitted in the Neuro ward of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for obtaining the disability certificate To the petitioners dismay he could not find a bed as there were other patients taking treatment Finally he was given one on the floor in the general ward and kept under observation for a month during which period he had to suffer a lot of inconvenience and mental agony His wife who was attending to his needs also underwent many hardships Suresh told the judge In the meanwhile Jagadeesan obtained his disabled certificate The judge noted that though the prayer sought for by the petitioner is two-fold and that subsequent to filing of the petition he had been issued with the certificate in the interest of the disabled persons the second limb of the prayer — setting up of a separate ward — has to be considered In the light of the above this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the petitioners representation dated January 10 2018 on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within four weeks the judge said PTI COR SA APR APR
Chennai Nov 20 PTI The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to consider a plea to set up a separate ward for the disabled to stay in the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital hospital for obtaining the disabled certificate The court was disposing of a writ petition from one C Jagadeesan praying for a direction to this effect on November 17 This Court is of the view that the said hospital is one of the biggest ones in the State and there would not be any impediment for it to make arrangements for provision of separate wards especially for those persons who are approaching them for getting disability certificate as every day the patients are admitted in it due to accidents and the tribunals are issuing directions from time to time to the claimants to obtain disability certificates In such circumstances it would be appropriate for the benefit of the claimants to provide a separate ward Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy said According to advocate V S Suresh his client Jagadeesan met with an accident in 2018 and he filed a petition claiming compensation before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal The Tribunal referred him to the Medical Board for assessment of the disability pursuant to which he was admitted in the Neuro ward of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for obtaining the disability certificate To the petitioners dismay he could not find a bed as there were other patients taking treatment Finally he was given one on the floor in the general ward and kept under observation for a month during which period he had to suffer a lot of inconvenience and mental agony His wife who was attending to his needs also underwent many hardships Suresh told the judge In the meanwhile Jagadeesan obtained his disabled certificate The judge noted that though the prayer sought for by the petitioner is two-fold and that subsequent to filing of the petition he had been issued with the certificate in the interest of the disabled persons the second limb of the prayer — setting up of a separate ward — has to be considered In the light of the above this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the petitioners representation dated January 10 2018 on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within four weeks the judge said PTI COR SA APR APR
