Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 621 · Decided 6 May 1996
Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samit! v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 621 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 331
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 796/1992
- Decided
- 6 May 1996
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, G.T. NANAVATI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
MAZDOOR SAMIT! v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL MAY 6, 1996 [S.C. AGRAWAL AND G.T. NANA VAT!, J.J.] Constitution of India-A1ticle 21--Medical treatment in govemment hospita/s----Failure of govemment hospitals to provide timely medical assis­ tance to a seriously injured person, held, is violation treatment, setting up centralised communication system with information as to where beds are available for the treatment required, arran­ gements for well equipped ambulance to transport the patient from one hospi- A B c tal to another, and to be geared to deal with higher risk of
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