Dr.Shiv Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health and Family Welfare Deptt. Lko and 7 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Hospital sealing; adverse inference against respondent-State for failure to produce sealing order; immediate unsealing of petitioner's hospital directed; liberty to authorities to pass proper sealing order per law; writ petition disposed of; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; WRIT - C No. 11985 of 2025; Dr.Shiv Kumar v. State Of U.P.; Medical Health and Family Welfare Deptt.; Shekhar B. Saraf, J. and Manjive Shukla, J.; January 8, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Immediate unsealing of the petitioner's hospital, following an adverse inference against the respondent-State and authorities for non-production of the sealing order; liberty preserved for the authorities to pass a proper sealing order and act in accordance with law in future. ¶13