The suggestion was made by a division bench of justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite Dere while hearing a petition filed by a man named Sanjay Prajapati urging the court to direct the city police to initiate action against doctors and staff of SevenHills Hospital here for wrongfully confining his brother over a disputed bill.
The petitioner said his brother Chinku suffered head injuries after a fall at home on March 29, 2014, and was admitted to SevenHills Hospital where he was operated upon.
According to Prajapati, out of a total bill of Rs 4.56 lakh, Rs 2.76 lakh was deposited and according to the hospital a balance of Rs 1.80 lakh was payable.
The high court had on the last hearing said that such practices are increasing and need to be stopped.
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The bench today suggested companies which set aside funds towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to consider giving two per cent of their profits towards payment of hospital bills where the patients are poor and not in a position to pay.
Prosecutor Mankuvar Deshmukh told the court that the government is planning to come out with the Maharashtra Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulations) Act by which charges levied for medical treatments in both government and private hospitals will be regularised.
The court has posted the petition for further hearing after two weeks.