Yasin Malik examined by doctors at AIIMS, medical treatment given, HC told
The Hindu
Separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is serving life sentence in a terror funding case, was examined by doctors at AIIMS and has been provided necessary medical treatment.
The Delhi High Court was informed on Wednesday that separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is serving life sentence in a terror funding case, was examined by doctors at AIIMS and has been provided necessary medical treatment.
The counsel for the central government and the Director General of Prisons (Tihar Jail) also submitted that requisite medical treatment will be provided to Malik as and when required.
Malik has claimed that he suffers from serious cardiac and kidney problems.
Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta recorded the statement made by the counsel and disposed of Malik's petition in which he sought a direction to authorities to produce the record of his treatment and refer him to AIIMS or any private super-specialty hospital here or in Jammu and Kashmir for proper and necessary treatment as he was suffering from serious cardiac and kidney ailments.
Rajat Nair, representing the Centre and DG (Prisons), submitted that Malik was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), examined by doctors and discharged. He said necessary medical treatment has been accorded to the inmate.
He said the status report has been filed in pursuance to the court order and added that authorities are duty bound to provide necessary treatment to inmates.
The high court also said that the copy of the order be sent to the jail superintendent concerned for intimation and compliance.
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