A bench of Justices AS Gadkari and RR Bhonsale also sought suggestions on what steps can be taken in the case. During the hearing, the court asked the lawyers pointedly how the woman was doing and whether her son, Amit Puri, was now taking care of her.
The bank on November 17 directed the son, who had submitted a bill of over Rs 16 lakh to Holy Family Hospital, to pay, and with his consent and under his supervision, his mother was shifted to the ICU of Bhabha Hospital. The switching had to be done by the son before 9am on November 18th.
However, lawyers Yogesh Naidu, Wesley Menezes and Anukul Seth, who appeared before the hospital, informed the court that instead of handing over his mother, the man had sent them an email seeking time. However, the woman was shifted to the civil hospital and is reportedly doing well.
Additional public prosecutor Ashish I Satpute, appearing on behalf of the state government, told the court that an FIR had been registered against the man for abandoning his mother under the Senior Citizen Welfare Act and allegedly threatening a doctor and violating the Supreme Court order.
Satpute pointed out that Puri did not assist in shifting his mother to Bhabha Hospital, stayed away and did not pay charges for the shift, medicines and other treatment charges as per hospital policy.
Moreover, the court had directed Puri to file an affidavit giving details of all properties, both movable and immovable, owned and possessed by his mother. He had not done the same and instead, lawyer Roop Jain appeared before him through video conferencing and the court directed him to appear in person.
Satpute alleged that Puri had appeared before the Senior Citizen Welfare Tribunal and sought time to respond to the hospital’s plea, saying he “arrogantly said he was challenging the Bombay High Court order”.
Puri has blamed Holy Family Hospital for negligence in treating his mother. He filed complaints and allegedly caused a lot of chaos. The hospital had approached the High Court alleging that he did not resign and took his mother home and later communicated only through emails and legal notices.
The hospital alleged that the woman had suffered three hospital-acquired infections because Puri had not discharged her from the hospital when she was fit to be taken home where she could be cared for in a better manner.
The bank asked: ‘What steps can we take? Help us.’
Satpute suggested to the court that a bail warrant could be issued for the man as he was not adhering to the court’s directions. The court said it had the authority to carry out its orders but decided to give Puri two weeks to comply with its directions.
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