IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA. CWJC No. 3409 of 2010. Vikash Chandra Guddu Baba, son of Late Ramashraya Prasad Singh, presently residing at Kurjee Balupar, P.O. Sadaquat Ashram, P.S. Digha, Distt. Patna ………... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna, 3. The Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna and 4. The Superintendent, Patna Medical College & Hospital, Patna ….. Respondents. ---------- 3. 20.4.2010. In this Public Interest Litigation the basic grievance is that Patna Medical College and Hospital is ill- equipped inasmuch as certain life saving drugs and other medical materials are not available in the stock of the hospital. It is urged that the patients as well as the Doctors and medical staff are in a helpless situation. A counter affidavit has been filed stating, inter alia, how steps are being taken to remove the defects. We have heard Mr. Vikash Chandra Guddu Baba, petitioner in person and Mr. A.K. Chongdar, Assistant Counsel to Additional Advocate General-II for the State. On a perusal of the pleadings it is clear as noon day that the prayer in entirety relates to the inaction in the 2 matter of health and what adequate steps should be taken to rectify the same. The significance or importance of health in a man’s life can never be ignored. Life is a glorious gift from God. It is the perfection of nature, a master-piece of creation. Human being is the epitome of the infinite prowess of the divine designer. Great achievements and accomplishments in life are possible if one is permitted to lead an acceptably healthy life. Health is life’s grace and efforts are to be made to sustain the same. In a country like ours, it may not be possible to have sophisticated hospitals but definitely citizens of this country within their limitations can aspire to have an acceptably good hospital. The Government is required to assist people, and its endeavour should be to see that the people get treatment and lead a healthy life. Healthy society is a collective gain and no Government should make any effort to smother it. Keeping in view the totality of circumstances it is directed that- (i) The tender that has been published for getting a City Scan machine should be expedited. (ii) Doctors and Nurses should be made available. (iii) Life saving medicines which are required should be 3 procured within a period of four weeks. (iv) Intensive Care Unit shall be properly equipped and periodical reports shall be properly maintained. (v) MRI facility has to be made available so that the people who come with accidental injuries have to be scanned, if it has not been done in the meantime. Be it noted, MRI in certain cases, like, Contagious Vertigo, analysis of the jerk injuries on the spine, brain hemorrhage and continuous vomiting with migraine is necessary. We may hasten to clarify the directions are only the directions for the present and if further difficulty arises it is open to the petitioner to approach this Court for redressal of the grievances. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ( Dipak Misra, C.J. ) ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J. ) Dilip.