Regulation Of Unauthorized Path Labs: PIL Seeks Delhi HC To Direct Implementation Of Health Bill 2019

The application submitted that illegal and unauthorized pathological laboratories are being operated without any kind of checks and balances endangering the lives and safety of the common people of the national capital.

"It is further submitted that this Court vide its order dated November 30, 2018, was pleased to direct the respondents to take appropriate action in terms of directions and guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India in SLP (C) No. 28529 of 2010 in the matter of North Gujarat Unit of Association," the application said.

It also pointed out that the respondents had not taken any serious step towards containing those illegal and unauthorized pathological laboratories and diagnostic centers and the vulnerable citizens are still falling prey to the fake and false reports leading to serious health repercussions including death in many cases.

The plea also mentioned a report of pathological laboratories and diagnostic centers where a practicing doctor with his associate was running a racket of giving fake COVID-19 testing reports, who had been subsequently arrested by the police.

"The accused doctor had forged the COVID-19 testing report of more than 75 patients. Similar news reports about illegal pathological laboratories/diagnostic centers are surfacing daily in various newspapers showing the plight of the vulnerable citizens being subjected to manipulation by the fake syndicate of ghost pathologists distributing fake diagnostic reports across NCT of Delhi," the plea said.

The applicant submitted that the Delhi government has not made any efforts towards the regulation of illegal pathological laboratories/diagnostic centers which are being run illegally and which do not meet the norms and without having qualified pathologists.

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