Allahabad HC seeks report on stray dog menace at SRN Hospital

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has taken proactive steps to address issues concerning the Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital, directing state law officers to investigate and report on the stray dog menace plaguing the premises. 

This directive came during proceedings related to a separate case concerning a rodent infestation at the hospital. 

According to a PTI report, a division bench comprising justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Manish Kumar Nigam asked the additional chief standing counsel AK Goyal to visit the SRN Hospital and inspect its premises, including its wards. He will be assisted by Neeraj Kumar, the standing counsel. 

It directed them to submit a report within a week and to list the case on August 21 afresh for the next hearing, news agency PTI reported. 

Earlier, the court had taken suo motu cognisance of the rodent menace at the SRN Hospital, an associate hospital of the Moti Lal Nehru Medical College. 

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that noting that the rodent menace at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, Prayagraj is a potential threat to those patients visiting for treatment and are admitted at the hospital, the Allahabad High Court has asked the Chief Superintendent to provide details about the steps taken to prevent the spread of rodents. The directive was issued after taking suo motu cognizance of a news report published in Amar Ujala newspaper on 17.1.2024 concerning the menace of rats in the hospital.