Supreme Court Advocates on Records Association (SCAORA) has held the SC Administration & security responsible for the death of Advocate SK Dhingra.
On Thursday, in a virtual meeting of its Executive Committee, SCAORA had passed some resolution keeping in view the Dhinga’s death.
A release reads, “The SCAORA had learnt that the sudden demise of lawyer, S K Dhingra, in the Supreme Court premises was reportedly due to the non availability of any basic medical assistance from the government dispensary, which apparently had no medicine, no doctor on duty nor an ambulance”.
The SCAORA said that “Further, such untimely demise of Mr Dhingra was reportedly also due to the refusal by the Supreme Court security to allow the entry of the vehicle from Gate B despite being told of the emergency medical situation – which wasted crucial time that could have led to providing emergency medical treatment to him”.
The SCAORA in its statement said, “We could have saved the life of Mr Dhingra, advocate. Should this be the position, it is an utter failure of the Supreme Court administration & security”.
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SCAORA has called upon the competent authority to immediately hold a time-bound enquiry against the concerned officers in the Supreme Court administration.
“It further said that the enquiry must be extended against the Supreme Court security & the government dispensary within the Supreme Court premises, & to take strict penal action, including prosecution for criminal negligence & dismissal from service, against the erring officers,” the SCAORA said.
SCAORA noted that the Apex Court doesn’t even have a state-of-art Emergency Medical Facility within its premises for the benefit of the Advocates. It demanded that such facility be set up & a Standard Operative Procedure be laid down immediately so that no person passes away within the SC premises awaiting basic medical treatment.
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