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Court
orders two special shelters for poor, pregnant women
Wednesday January 12, 2011 07:30:09 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Expressing
shock over a woman delivering a baby on a pavement last year, the
Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi government to
provide within a week two exclusive shelters for destitute,
pregnant and lactating women.
The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice
Sanjeev Khanna issued the order taking note of the matter on the
basis of a note, along with a media report's clipping, sent by
Justice S. Muralidhar.
Justice Muralidhar drew the bench's attention to the fact that the
capital witnessed this shocking incident despite an order by him
for taking care of destitute pregnant women and post-natal care of
babies.
On July 26, 2010, a woman lying on a footpath at Shankar Market in
the busy commercial hub of Connaught Place in New Delhi gave birth
to a baby girl. The woman died four days later. The baby was
rescued by a garment shop owner in the market.
"It is shameful that the baby stepped into the world on the
footpath despite so many welfare schemes for the care of pregnant
women and new-born babies in place," the court said.
"The shelter homes for women should have proper food and lodging
facilities," the court added.
"It is the responsibility of other people too, if they see anyone
in such a condition they should take them to a place where they
can get these facilities," said the bench, adding that the matter
will be taken up again Jan 19.
The court said that it was more shocking that this happened in the
national capital in full public view.
"It is the sacrosanct duty of the government to see that children
are looked after properly in hospitals and hospitals cannot deny
treatment to any pregnant woman," the bench said.
The court asked the government to explain why this incident
happened and what it had done to see that poor pregnant women give
birth to their children under proper medical care and with
dignity.
The baby born in Connaught Place is now in a foster home in Gole
Market. The court allowed the rescuer of the baby, Arthur
Frederick, to meet her on every alternate day. Arthur wants to
adopt the baby.
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