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File affidavit over infants’ death at RIMS: HC to government

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File affidavit over infants’ death at RIMS: HC to government
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The Telangana High Court has ordered the state government to file an affidavit detailing infrastructure improvements at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences following a fire that killed five infants. The court demanded that the report be submitted by a high-ranking official.

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This case highlights judicial oversight in holding government institutions accountable for public safety and healthcare infrastructure standards.

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File affidavit over infants’ death at RIMS: HC to government HYDERABAD The Telangana High Court directed the State government to file an affidavit explaining the steps taken to improve infrastructure and other facilities following the death of five infants in a recent fire accident Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences at Adilabad. “We want complete details,” said Acting Chief Justice P. Sam Koshy. The Acting CJ, along with Justice Suddala Chalapathi Rao, was hearing a PIL petition over strengthening the infrastructure at government hospitals in the State in compliance with a verdict of Supreme Court. Senior counsel Chikkudu Prabhakar, counsel for the PIL petitioner K.A. Sri Guru Teja, requested the Bench to pass appropriate orders in the matter in the backdrop of lives of five infants being snuffed out in the government hospital due to a fire accident.

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