PIL regarding non-functioning of a rural hospital due to incomplete construction. Court noted villagers' reluctance led to shelving works; Primary Health Centre was upgraded instead to serve as the Rural Hospital.
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PIL 13-2014
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 13 OF 2014
Rajesh Pandurang Gamare .. Petitioner V/s State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents
.. Respondents
Mr. Rakesh Bhatkar for the petitioner.
Mr. A.B. Vagyani, Government Pleader, with Mr. P.P. Kakade, AGP, Ms. Geetanjali Golatkar, AAGP and Mr. Rohan Sawant, AAGP for the State.
CORAM: DR. MANJULA CHELLUR, CJ. & N.M. JAMDAR, J.
P.C.:
The petitioner came to this Court in the year 2014 complaining non-functioning of the Rural Hospital since the building meant for Rural Hospital was not completed and the Medical Officer from the Primary Health Centre did not shift to the new building meant for Rural Hospital. The petitioner is seeking the following reliefs:
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thereby directing the respondent to repair the old constructed building if required and further issue directions to the respondent to start the rural hospital on the said building immediately.”
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additional infrastructure and other facilities, the problem of villagers is attended to. What the State wants to do with the Rural Hospital building cannot be a subject matter of public interest litigation. It is left to the policy maker to make use of the said building for any other necessity if the situation demands.
(N.M. JAMDAR, J.) CHIEF JUSTICE
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Rajesh Pandurang Gamare
State of Maharashtra & Ors.
DR. MANJULA CHELLUR
N.M. JAMDAR
As recorded by the court registry
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