India, March 26 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rapped the state government over delays in addressing child and maternal deaths in the tribal region of Melghat, and directed that a timeline be announced for laying the foundation stone of 50-bedded district hospitals in the region.

"Somewhere the agonies have to end", a division bench of justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri said while referring to the lack of adequate healthcare services in the region despite judicial intervention since 1993.

"We are in 2026 now. This much time do you take in this matter? And you're still trying to tell us that someday hospitals will come up?" the court remarked.

Highlighting the long-standing nature of child and maternal deaths, advocate Juga...