Despite investigations by state Food and Drug Administrations of Maharashtra and Odisha and hard evidence submitted to the government months ago, pointing to unregulated prices and hefty margins on medical devices, including orthopaedic implants, intraocular lenses and catheters, it is yet to take
Denouncing this "modus operandi" of withholding custody of patients, a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Deepa Sharma said if the bills are not paid, then release the patient.
The PIL said that there were many instances where due to non-payment of bills the patients were detained or bodies not handed over to the families.
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