India, Sept. 10 -- New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up a private hospital in Delhi for falsely stating that it did not receive a notice over the issue of free treatment to poor patients, which it had issued in February.

A bench of justices PK Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar said it did not appreciate the manner in which the hospital responded.

The court said, "You will have to be sent behind bars. Jail is the place for you. Look at your arrogance. If this is how you are responding to a notice issued by the Supreme Court, how will you treat patients belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS)."

The court's observations were directed against Yatharth Hospital in Model Town, which was one of the 51 hospitals issued...