MBBS Medico Death After Hair Transplant : Clinical Establishment Act will regulate pvt clinics, Govt Tells Court

The court had directed the government to file a reply with regard to the implementation of the Act.

The medical student, Santhosh Kumar, had undergone a hair transplant at ARHT Global Hair Services on May 15, 2016, and he died two days later.

Christian Medical College, Vellore, analysed the causes of his death and concluded that it could be due to toxic shock syndrome/septic shock/anaphylactic syndrome.

Following a social outcry, the centre's premises was raided and sealed on June 1.

Taking a serious view of the matter, Justice Kirubakaran had pointed out that Tamil Nadu does not have a regulatory mechanism as it had not framed rules for its own special law enacted in 1997.

The state government had also not adopted the central law enacted in 2010, the judge said.

Justice Kirubakaran had raised 10 queries, including why the government had not notified the Act, though it was passed by the Assembly on February 14, 1997, itself, when it would come into force and appropriate rules would be framed.

When the matter came up for the hearing Wednesday, the SPP made the submission.

The court then posted the matter to November 8.