Madras High Court Upholds Petitioners in Public Interest Litigation Seeking Bone Marrow Transplant Facilities in Government Hospitals; State Cannot Avoid Constitutional Duty to Provide Medical Services Due to Financial Constraints. Court Relies on Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity v. State of W.B. and Article 226 to Reject Policy Decision Objection and Emphasize Need for Time-Bound Health Infrastructure Plan....
The judgment arose from two public interest litigations filed under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. The first petition sought a writ of mandamus directin...
