HC Faults Medical Authorities For Not Filing Adequate Details On Medicare At Mahbubabad Hospital

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday slammed the health authorities for not providing sufficient details in a petition seeking provision of medical care facilities at Mahbubabad Government Hospital. The court was dealing with the PIL filed following the death of a kidney patient and other ailments at the Civil Hospital in Mahbubabad district. The hospital allegedly refused his treatment because he did not have an Aadhaar card and was not accompanied by a companion.

The authorities counter-objected, stating that they did not insist on the Aadhaar card. Reacting to this, the court expressed anger that the counter-affidavit was filed without providing details of the facilities.

According to the PIL, one Ravi, allegedly denied treatment, was abandoned in the hospital premises where he remained unconscious for three days, after which he was presumed dead and transferred to the morgue on the fourth day. The person, who was later found out to be alive, was treated but later died.

HC Administers State Government. Urea to File Counter-Affidavit in PIL Against Challenging Enforcement of Reservation App

Hyderabad,: The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file a comprehensive counter-affidavit within two weeks in a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the implementation of ‘Urea Reservation Application’ for fertilizer distribution. The court asked whether the government thought that all farmers in the state had smartphones or were knowledgeable in using the Urea app.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin was dealing with a PIL filed by Chintareddy Srinivas Reddy, former president of Rythu Bandhu Samiti (Nalgonda district), along with four farmers seeking immediate scrapping of the app-based system.

Advocate Pasham Ravinder Reddy, speaking on behalf of the petitioners, argued that exclusive reliance on Urea app has caused serious hardship to farmers. The petitioners urged the court to direct the government to stop the system or alternatively implement an accessible offline mechanism alongside the digital platform. He stated that urea was not provided to tenant farmers and designated land owners.

Mohana Reddy, government advisor on agriculture and cooperatives, argued that the practice was introduced to streamline the system and restrict attempts to divert fertilizer to the black market. According to him, only genuine farmers could obtain urea through the app, whereas earlier there was a chance to divert the fertilizer. He also stated that the government has set up farmer centers to enable growers to obtain urea for land production and other details. The court requested detailed information on the supply of urea and published standard operating procedures for the process.