In Brief
This contempt of court case concerned the respondents' violation of a Supreme Court order dated 24 October 2013 in Criminal Appeal No. 1834 of 2013. The respondents—including two senior medical doctors and their hospital—were found guilty of obstructing justice by extending unauthorized medical admission as cover to defeat the Court's orders. After finding guilt on 15 December 2016, the Court granted reconsideration. On 25 April 2017, accepting unconditional apologies, the Court rejected punitive sanctions. Instead, the Court directed the medical professionals to deposit ₹1.4 crore to be invested and used for providing medical aid to underprivileged sections, with counsel appointed to oversee utilization. The criminal appellant Balbir received legal aid counsel representation."
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