Allahabad HC asked UP Govt for counter in response to termination plea of Dr. Kafeel Khan

Allahabad: High court asked UP govt for the counter after Dr. Kafeel Khan challenged his termination . In an incident that took place in 2017 at BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur where 63 children and 80 adults lost their lives in the hospital due to an alleged shortage of oxygen. The hospital authorities claimed that Dr. khan was in charge of the encephalitis ward when the tragedy occurred. Therefore, looking into the matter the Uttar Pradesh Government suspended the doctor.

Soon, Dr. Khan moved to the High court claiming that his 8 accused fellow colleagues were re-joined their services except him despite the fact that he had approval from multiple investigation bodies regarding the case.

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It was reported that he provided emergency oxygen cylinders to the children and paid for them from his own pocket.Despite his heroic act at the time of an emergency situation, an FIR was lodged against him under Sections 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and  120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per reports in Live Law, He was also suspended due to a dereliction of duty charge. In September 2019, a report from the departmental inquiry cleared him of all charges.Dr. Khan was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) last year when the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Bobde refused to interfere with Allahabad High Court Order.

He gave a speech in December 2019 at a protest meeting at Aligarh Muslim University about CAA and NRC, for which an FIR was laid against him, which later got dismissed by the Allahabad High Court in August 2021. .

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