The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of media reports about a man carrying his ailing wife on his shoulders to a hospital due to the absence of ambulance services, and directed the state government to file an affidavit in response.
The division bench initiated a public interest litigation (PIL) on its own, taking note of the incident that took place on October 5 in East Singhbhum district. According to reports, the man had to carry his wife from the Dhalbhum Primary Health Centre to the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College in Jamshedpur for treatment.
The court expressed concern over the state of emergency medical services and sought a detailed affidavit from the government on the circumstances leading to the incident and the measures being taken to prevent such occurrences.
The matter has been listed for further hearing on October 13.
