New Delhi: The Delhi High Court had issued notice to the Union Health Minister Jai Prakash Nadda and All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS). The notice had been issued while seeking a CBI inquiry into various cases of alleged corruption and irregularities in AIIMS.
Notify that the cases were earlier brought to light by the then AIIMS Chief Vigilance Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
The notices, returnable in four weeks, were also issued to the respondents named in the case, including Health Minister J.P. Nadda, CBI, Central Vigilance Commission and AIIMS.
The public interest writ petition, moved by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), has sought revival of all cases in which Chaturvedi had initiated action before he was removed from his post in August last year.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw, issuing notices, posted the matter for hearing on April 22.
The petition had been filed through Counsel Prashant Bhushan who is also a member of Aam Aadmi Party. He alleged that the probe into several irregularities had been slowed down, even though the corruption in the institution was likely to have a bearing on the health and well-being of thousands of patients visiting it.
Bureau Report
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