MP: Man takes dead baby to collector's office in bike-bag after failing to get ambulance
Singrauli (MP), Oct 19: A probe has been ordered after a man reached the Singrauli collector's office in Madhya Pradesh with his dead newborn in the bag attached to his motorbike as he could not get an ambulance.
Dinesh Bharti, resident of neighbouring Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, also alleged that a doctor at the Singrauli district hospital sent his wife to a private clinic for some tests before the delivery.
Singrauli collector Rajiv Ranjan Meena said a team headed by a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) will conduct inquiry into the allegations and action will be taken against the erring officials.
Bharti alleged in his complaint that when he took his pregnant wife to the government hospital on Sunday, he was asked to visit the private clinic of the woman doctor who worked there.
At the clinic, the couple were allegedly charged Rs 5,000 for some ultrasound tests.
His wife delivered a stillborn baby at the district hospital on Monday, he said.
When he asked for an ambulance to take his wife and the dead baby home, hospital staff did not help him, he alleged.
After he landed at the collector's office on Tuesday morning with the dead baby in the bag attached to the motorcycle, an ambulance was arranged, officials said.
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BCI urges CJI to take action against Andhra HC judge for sending young lawyer to 24-hour custody
New Delhi (PTI): The Bar Council of India on Wednesday sought the urgent intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant following a "deeply disturbing" incident where a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court reportedly sent a young advocate to
24-hour judicial custody over a procedural lapse.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairperson and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, in a formal representation, termed the conduct of Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao "grossly inappropriate" and "damaging to the confidence of the Bar".
“I most respectfully request your Lordship to kindly take immediate institutional cognizance of the matter and call for the video recording of the proceedings, the order passed, and the surrounding circumstances.
“I further request that appropriate administrative action may kindly be considered, including withdrawal of judicial work from the learned Judge pending review, his immediate transfer to some far off High Court, and his nomination for appropriate judicial training/orientation on court management, judicial temperament, Bar-Bench relations, and proportional exercise of contempt/judicial authority,” Mishra wrote.
This representation is made to preserve the “dignity, moral authority and public confidence of the judiciary”, he said, adding, “Judges command the highest respect not by fear, but by fairness, patience, restraint and constitutional humility”.
The communication urged the CJI to intervene at the earliest to ensure that the faith of Bar, particularly young advocates, in the protective and corrective role of the judiciary is restored.
The controversy stems from proceedings on May 5.
According to the BCI, a video circulating online shows Justice Rao rebuking a young advocate who was unable to produce a specific order copy during a hearing.
The letter said that despite the advocate "repeatedly seeking pardon and mercy" and claiming he was in physical pain, the judge remained "unmoved".
The judge allegedly told the lawyer, "now you will learn," and mocked his experience before directing the Registrar and police personnel to take him into custody for 24 hours.
The BCI chairperson said that the judge’s actions lacked proportionality and fairness.
"The dignity of the court is not enhanced when a lawyer is made to beg for grace in open court and is still sent to custody for a procedural lapse," the letter said.
"A young lawyer... is an officer of the Court, still learning, still growing, and entitled to correction without humiliation," it added.
The bar body said that such actions create a "chilling effect" on the legal fraternity, particularly among junior members, and undermine the mutual respect required between the Bench and the Bar.
