Sonvati @Sonia v. Indraprastha Apollo Hospital & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
In a writ petition seeking admission and treatment for her acid-attack victim daughter at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, the Court noted the petitioner's daughter had already been discharged from Government hospitals. On Apollo Hospital's offer of free treatment, the Court directed the petitioner to avail care there.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was directed to take her daughter to Apollo Hospital for further treatment and surgery to be decided by doctors, with expenses borne free of cost by the hospital.