1` IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 4652/2006 Basantlal Sav, through the Amicus Curiae Shri Uday Dastane, Advocate vs. The State of Maharashtra, Department of Public Health, Mantralaya Annex, Mumbai 32 and others. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's or directions and Registrar's orders. Orders. CORAM : A.P.Lavande & P.D.Kode,JJ DATE : 23.09.2009 Heard Mr. Uday Dastane, learned amicus curiae for the petitioner and Mrs. Dangre, learned Addl. Government Pleader for the respondents. Pursuant to news item published on 17.8.2006 in ‘Lokmat Times’ wherein it was alleged that one tribal woman viz. Laxmibai Durve had been to the Government Medical College, Nagpur for delivery but she was forced to move out of the ward and while she was waiting in the room near Cycle Stand delivered a child in the waiting room itself and while she was unconscious some stray dogs dragged away the new born child and thereafter half eaten body was found abandoned in the X-ray department on the next day this Court by order dated 9th April, 2009 directed the Respondent no.4 Commissioner of Police, Nagpur to 2` personally hold inquiry into that and file affidavit. Pursuant to the said order, respondent no.4 has filed affidavit which discloses that the matter was inquired into by respondent no.4 through the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone – IV. Affidavit discloses that even the police investigation was taken up and offence vide Crime No. 418/2006 was registered under Section 304-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code against Dr. Ashish Narendra Zarariya and some others and thereafter matter was investigated and ‘A Summary’ has been filed on 12.9.2008. Affidavit further discloses that three members Committee was constituted by the Hospital Authority to inquire into the incident and report discloses that the patient herself was responsible for the same. In view of the above, we do not propose to proceed further in the petition. However, we expect the respondents to provide appropriate medical treatment to the people more particularly the poor people approaching the Government Medical College and Hospital for medical treatment. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE patle 3`