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Chennai: Petition against hospital for overcharging
TNN | Oct 4, 2020, 09:49 IST
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CHENNAI: A resident has moved the Madras high court alleging that MGM hospital is charging exorbitant fees much higher than the rates fixed by the government for Covid-19 treatment.
K Ganesh, who lost his father to the viral infection, wanted the court to direct the authorities to consider his representation made against the hospital and take appropriate action against the hospital management.
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According to the petitioner, his father was hospitalised for eight days for Covid-19 treatment in MGM hospital for which the hospital charged Rs 7 lakhs.
He alleged that even after his father’s demise he was asked to settle remaining bills to the tune of Ra 2.44 lakhs.
Therefore, the petitioner wantedthecourttodirectthe authorities concerned to consider his complaint against the hospital dated September 11 and take appropriate action against the hospital managementfor notfollowing government order dated June 6 in connection with Covid-19 treatment fee.
This apart, Ganesh also wanted the court to direct the hospital to refund the excess amountcollectedfrom him in violation of the government order.
The plea filed as a PIL is likely to be taken up for hearing in the second week of October.
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MGM hospital looks to be Charging exorbitantly from Covid patients. Not only the hospital should be banned, Also the hospital incharge should be sent to jail
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Srikkanth D | TNN | Oct 4, 2020, 09:45 IST
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During the final hearing, the court held the foreigners guilty of the offences and sentencedthem of one monthsimple imprisonment, but held that since the offenders had already spent the time in camp and isolation, they can be set at liberty after payment of fine.
The court also let off two Assamese men who were also detained along with the foreigners, after asking them to pay a fine. In the first week of April, Vishnu Kanchi Police had detained10 Indonesian nationals and two from Assam.
According to the prosecution, “The 10 Indonesians had come to India to participate in a religious congregation, when there was spread of Covid-19 in India. After the congregation, the Indonesians along with the duo from Assam, visited Kanchipuram and stayed in a mosque and preached religious ideologies in and around Kanchipuram, despitelockdow.” The prosecution submitted one of the foreign national was tested positive for Covid-19 and despite that they roamed around without self-isolating themselves.
Apart from the Foreigners’ Act and Epidemic Diseases Act, the foreign nationals were also booked under sections of the Disaster Management Act and the Tamil Nadu Public HealthAct. Sincethosebooked are not awareof either English or the local language, translators were arranged and the charges were read to them.
“All the accused admitted to the offence saying that they were unaware of the regulations and orders of government authorities in India and that they were in camp for the past few months and their families have suffered a lot in the period,” JudicialMagistrate,R Senthil Kumar noted and held that some leniency can be shown towards the foreign nationals as they had come down here, unaware of the pandemic situation and that there were also language constraints.
The magistrate directed the state authorities to return their passports and mobile phones.
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