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SC orders Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to treat acid attack survivor
The Supreme Court on Friday, 9 October 2026 directed Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to continue treating an acid attack survivor until she is fit for discharge, after the hospital asked her to leave. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant gave the order on an urgent plea by Shaheen Malik, founder of Brave Souls Foundation, who said the victim suffered an attack on 6 October in Bhajanpura and that her eyes were damaged.
Malik told the court that the hospital claimed it lacked a dedicated burn ward and that Apollo Hospital also refused admission. The bench termed the facts alarming and directed the hospital to provide all treatment, including medicines and plastic surgery, regardless of cost. It said the hospital may forward the bills to the court. The victim was earlier taken to GTB Hospital but discharged herself on 8 October and was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital after a three-hour wait.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both Hindustan Times and LiveLaw report the same outcome: the court’s direct order to keep the patient and treat her at any cost, with bills to be sent to the court. Hindustan Times leads with the hospital asking the victim to leave, framing the story around an entitlement under Section 397 BNSS being resisted by private hospitals, and closes with the victim’s three-hour emergency wait. LiveLaw leads with the court’s instruction to the hospital and the CJI’s oral response in Hindi, framing it around the bench’s swift intervention. The difference is one of entry point: Hindustan Times foregrounds the system’s failure, LiveLaw foregrounds the court’s remedy. The coverage otherwise agrees on facts and the order. No source disagrees on any figure or date.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (government critical), livelaw.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
