The authorities had then approached the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to look into the cancellation order.
The Finance Commissioner has once again extended the stay on the Delhi government's order demanding closure of services of Max hospital in Shalimar Bagh.
"The next hearing is on April 12. The commissioner will continue to hear the arguments of both the parties," said Dr Kirti Bhushan, director general of health services (DGHS), Delhi government. The hospital serves over 15,000 patients in its Out Patient Departments (OPD) and 3,000 patients in Inpatient Departments (IPD) per month including those from the economically weaker sections of society.
Welcoming the decision of the Finance Commissioner, the hospital said in a statement: "The relief granted to Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh earlier, will continue as the next date of hearing is fixed for 12th April. We are very confident of a favourable outcome from these proceedings."
Earlier, the Delhi government had cancelled the license of the hospital's branch in Shalimar Bagh, on December 8 last year, for wrongly declaring a baby dead. This was done when the hospital, in a case of medical negligence, had wrongly declared a premature baby dead.
A preliminary report submitted by a panel of doctors to the Delhi government had found the hospital guilty of not having followed the prescribed medical norms in dealing with a pair of newborn twins.
The three-member panel had then submitted the report after scrutinising hospital records and meeting with the staff concerned. After the infant's death, investigation into the alleged medical negligence case was transferred from the northwest district police to the Crime Branch.
The authorities had then approached the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to look into the cancellation order.
ROLE OF FINANCE COMMISSIONER
- The Finance Commissioner is a statutory post and the incumbent on this post exercises the powers of the Lieutenant Governor/ Chief Commissioner, delegated under various statues. The commissioner has been vested powers to act in a quasi-judicial capacity and hears revision petitions/appeals against orders passed by competent authority under various acts including Delhi Nursing Home Registration Act, 1953.
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