HC takes serious note of 'deplorable' condition of 'lawaris ward' of popular UP hospital
Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed a probe into poor facilities at a "filthy and stinking" ward, dubbed 'lawaris', in the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital here.
Expressing serious concern over the pitiable condition of the ward, the court directed the State Legal Services Authority to look into the allegations against the hospital.
A vacation bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Jyotsna Sharma passed the order on a PIL filed by Jyoti Rajpoot on Wednesday.
The bench also directed the chief medical officer, Lucknow and superintendent of the civil hospital to look into the petitioner's claim of poor treatment meted out to a destitute patient admitted to the hospital by her.
Hearing the charges of the petitioner that the hospital authorities were totally unsympathetic towards patients admitted to the "filthy and stinking" 'lawaris ward' (special ward meant for destitute patients), the court observed, "It is very surprising that in such a reputed hospital, the 'lawaris ward' is in such a deplorable condition..."
According to the petitioner, on May 29, she noticed an elderly person, Suraj Chandra Bhatt, who was paralysed, raggedly dressed and naked below the waist.
"The petitioner called medical emergency number '108' and took the said abandoned person to the civil hospital, where she got him admitted to the emergency ward on the same day. But when she visited the hospital next day, she found that the patient was in the same condition," the petition said.
Later, the patient was shifted to the 'lawaris ward' where the conditions were all the more pathetic, it said.
The PIL said there were six other paralysed patients in this ward and they had not taken a shower. They were not following other hygienic practices as well and the foul body odour coming from them had spread across the ward, it added.
The plea also mentioned how the petitioner informed the hospital authorities about the pathetic state of the ward but in vain.
The court has posted the matter for arguments on June 13.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
