New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the AAP government on a plea by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) seeking quashing of an FIR lodged by Delhi Police against it for allegedly violating COVID-19 regulation norms.
Justice C Hari Shankar, who conducted the hearing through video conferencing, issued notice to the Delhi government and listed the matter for further hearing on August 11th.
On the interim plea seeking a stay on the investigation and further proceedings, the court has listed the matter for Tuesday for hearing arguments.
Advocate Rohit Aggarwal, representing the hospital, said that they are seeking quashing of the FIR lodged on June 5th at Rajinder Nagar police station under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of IPC and the proceedings initiated thereafter.
The plea has also sought to set aside the Delhi government's June 3rd order, prohibiting RT/PCR sampling for COVID- 19 suspect/contact cases with immediate effect.
SGRH, a private hospital with 675 beds, was declared a COVID-19 facility by the Delhi government and told to reserve 80 per cent beds for coronavirus patients.
According to the FIR, the complainant is a senior official of the Delhi Health Department, who has alleged the hospital was not using RT-PCR app while collecting COVID-19 samples.