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NGO demands fast track court for medical
justice
Saturday December 31, 2011 12:02:08 AM,
IANS
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Kolkata: An
organisation fighting against medical negligence Friday met West
Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan and submitted a memorandum of
demands, including the setting up of a fast track court for
hastening justice in medical cases.
The president of People for Better Treatment (PBT), a
non-governmental organisation (NGO), Kunal Saha met Narayanan at
Raj Bhavan here and submitted the memorandum of demands, which
also includes establishment of an 'honest and functional' state
medical council and justice to the families of AMRI Hospital fire
victims.
"There is a huge backlog of medical negligence cases pending in
various courts across the state and the city. There is an
immediate need for a fast track court exclusively dealing with
such cases so that they may be disposed of quickly," Saha told
reporters here.
"The governor (Narayanan) has assured me that he will look into
the matter and take suitable steps to give justice to the people
who have to suffer for long because of the negligence of the
medical fraternity," he said.
Saha, in wake of the city's AMRI Hospital fire Tragedy Dec 9 which
claimed 94 lives, had written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee seeking higher compensation for the victims' families,
and he reiterated his demand Friday.
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