Shortage of Healthcare staff, Lack of PHCs: Karnataka HC takes suo-motu cognisance, initiates PIL
The court also noted the lack of primary health centers in 454 rural areas, emphasizing the gravity of the situation. To assist in addressing this crisis, advocate Shreedhar Prabhu has been appointed as amicus curiae.;
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Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday took a serious note of the shortage of doctors and medical staff in state-run hospitals and initiated public interest litigation (PIL) on this matter on its own.
As the proceedings began, Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit, presiding over the bench, referred to a news report on October 16 regarding the shortage of 16,500 medical staff, including doctors, technicians, and various other personnel.
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