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- Next story The Hindu Logo Home News India Tamil Nadu Undertrial prisoners entitled to be treated at private hospitals of their choice: Madras High Court Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan permit Devanathan Yadav of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited to undergo treatment at a private hospital for 10 weeks Updated – May 30, 2026 05:43 pm IST – CHENNAI Mohamed Imranullah S Mohamed Imranullah S. T. Devanathan Yadav, managing director of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited, is facing a ₹600-crore default case involving 5,000 depositors. File T. Devanathan Yadav, managing director of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited, is facing a ₹600-crore default case involving 5,000 depositors. File | Photo Credit: M. Srinath Observing that an undertrial prisoner is entitled to be treated at a private hospital if no prejudice is caused to anyone, the Madras High Court has permitted T. Devanathan Yadav, managing director of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited (MHPFNL) – facing a ₹600-crore default case involving 5,000 depositors – to undergo medical treatment at a private hospital for 10 weeks. A Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan ordered that the prisoner should name three private hospitals where he would prefer to be treated and that the government authorities concerned could choose one of them. It was made clear that he should be shifted to the hospital within a week, as he had to undergo two surgeries: one on his knee and another on the spine.
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- The Hindu Logo Home News India Tamil Nadu Undertrial prisoners entitled to be treated at private hospitals of their choice: Madras High Court Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan permit Devanathan Yadav of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited to undergo treatment at a private hospital for 10 weeks Updated – May 30, 2026 05:43 pm IST – CHENNAI Mohamed Imranullah S Mohamed Imranullah S. T. Devanathan Yadav, managing director of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited, is facing a ₹600-crore default case involving 5,000 depositors. File T. Devanathan Yadav, managing director of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited, is facing a ₹600-crore default case involving 5,000 depositors. File | Photo Credit: M. Srinath Observing that an undertrial prisoner is entitled to be treated at a private hospital if no prejudice is caused to anyone, the Madras High Court has permitted T. Devanathan Yadav, managing director of Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Nidhi Limited (MHPFNL) – facing a ₹600-crore default case involving 5,000 depositors – to undergo medical treatment at a private hospital for 10 weeks. A Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan ordered that the prisoner should name three private hospitals where he would prefer to be treated and that the government authorities concerned could choose one of them. It was made clear that he should be shifted to the hospital within a week, as he had to undergo two surgeries: one on his knee and another on the spine.