The Madurai Bench asked the State Health Department to film and record the autopsies conducted in all government hospitals across the State. Answering to one Public Interest Litigation filed by an advocate from Madurai RM Arun Swaminathan, the division Bench took serious concerns on whether post-mortems are actually being conducted or reports are being filed in “cut-paste” mode.
High Court ruled orders to Principal Health Secretary, Director of Medical Education and Director of Rural Health to maintain the records of all the autopsies carried out in government hospitals. Moreover, Court rulings also requested the Dean of Madural Rajaji Hospital to submit 700 post-mortem certificates which were kept pending The petitioner documented that the autopsies were being carried out in an uncoordinated manner, without adhering to any protocol as submitted under the Tamil Nadu Medical Code and…
