New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to expedite various steps for making the Super Speciality Block at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital functional, including recruitment against 217 newly created posts and finalisation of tender documents for outsourcing manpower.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the directions while hearing a petition filed by civil rights group Social Jurist against the Union of India and other authorities.

The court took note of a communication from the CPWD stating that the terrace/roof of the facility would not be used for any public activity and that access to the lift of the Fire Tower and the ramp would be ke...