New Delhi, July 14 -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Union of India and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences (ABVIMS)-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital to immediately operationalise the newly constructed Super Speciality Block (SSB), alleging that the facility has remained non-functional despite completion of substantial infrastructure at a cost of around Rs 400 crore.

The petition, filed by Social Jurist, A Civil Rights Group through advocates Ashok Agarwal and Kumar Utkarsh, contends that the prolonged delay in commissioning the block has deprived thousands of patients of access to specialised healthcare facilities and additional bed capacity ...