Chattisgarh High Court
In The Matter Of Suo Moto Public Interest … vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 7 April, 2025
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPPIL No. 93 of 2023
In The Matter Of Suo Moto Public Interest Litigation, Regarding News
Item
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh & Others
Order Sheet
07/04/2025 Proceedings of this matter have been taken through
Video Conferencing.
This is an office reference.
Heard Mr. Y.S.Thakur, learned Additional Advocate
General for the State/respondents No. 1 to 8, Mr. Trivikram
Nayak, learned counsel for the respondent No. 9 as well as
Ms. Surya Kawalkar Dangi, learned Court Commissioner.
On the last date of hearing i.e. on 20.03.2025, this court
had taken cognizance of a news item published in Hindi Daily,
Haribhoomi, wherein a news was reported according to which
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a pregnant women was given wrong injection which resulted
into her miscarriage.
The District Magistrate, Bilaspur was directed to file his
personal affidavit in the matter with regard to the aforesaid
incident alongwith the enquiry report to ascertain as to
whether there was any negligence on the part of the Doctors
of CIMS and if so, the action that has been taken against
them.
Pursuant to the aforesaid order, the District Magistrate,
Bilaspur has filed his affidavit, on 03.04.2025, the relevant
portion of which reads as under:
“4. In pursuance of the matter, vide order dated
17.03.2025 the District Magistrate Bilaspur directed
Dean CIMS Bilaspur to submit compliance report in the
said matter. Copy of the order dated 17.03.2025 is filed
herewith as Annexure D/1.
5. It is hereby respectfully submitted that related to the
incident, a four member team from CIMS was
constituted and accordingly the matter was investigated.
6. That, the final report as submitted by the Committee
reveals that both the patients namely Kavita Kant and
Girija Sahu were treated as per Standard Protocol
guidelines under which injection Ceftriaxone, PCM,
3Drotin and Pantoprazole are given according to the
condition of the patients. If there is any bleeding,
injection Tranexamic acid is given. The mentioned
medicines does not cause abortion as a complication
and there is no scientific evidence for the same.
7. It is humbly submitted that there is no evidence
indicating any negligence on the part of the Doctors from
CIMS and associated medical staff. It is to bring in kind
knowledge of the Hon’ble Court that there is no such
injection that causes abortion is available nor any of the
drugs prescribed can cause same is available in the
Dept. of Obst. And Gynecology of CIMS. Copy of
enquiry report dated 24.03.2025 is filed herewith as
Annexure D/2.
8. Further, it is respectfully submitted before the Hon’ble
Court that a standing order has been passed by Dean
CIMS stating that the patients admitted in Labour room
Labor OT operational under Dept. of Obst. And
Gynecology of CIMS should be treated as per Standard
Operating Procedural guidelines (upon arrival,
assessment, maintaining confidentiality, sensitiveness
towards patients, prompt treatment and complete
documentation included. Copy of the standing order
dated 28.03.2025 is filed herewith as Annexure D/3. ”
From perusal of the above affidavit and the enquiry
report (Annexure D/2), which has been prepared by a team of
four Doctors, it is evident that the pregnant women who was
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treated in the CIMS, Bilaspur was administered the medicines
and injection as per the standard protocol guidelines and
there was no injection available in the Department of Obst.
And Gayenocology which causes abortion. The said report
goes to suggest that there was no negligence or laxity on the
part of the CIMS Bilaspur in treating the pregnant woman. As
such, the issue in question is hereby dropped.
Let the matter be listed again on 07.05.2025 for further
monitoring.
Sd/- Sd/-
(Arvind Kumar Verma) (Ramesh Sinha)
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Amit
AMIT
KUMAR
DUBEY
Digitally signed by
AMIT KUMAR
DUBEY
Date: 2025.04.09
20:28:24 +0530