Suo motu case: Doctors' body moves SC

Doctors’ bodies the Federation of Association of Medical Consultants of India (FAMCI) and the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA), and lawyer Vishal Tiwari moved the Supreme Court by filing interim applications in the suo motu case.

The FAMCI, in its plea, raised safety concerns for medical workers in hospitals across the country in the absence of any central law and said that despite years of demanding basic safety measures, medical workers continued to operate in risky environments.

The doctors’ body said the Centre should be asked to formulate uniform guidelines to ensure protection for healthcare workers and address gaps in state-level laws.

“Resident doctors in medical colleges (public and private) and doctors in government hospitals should be formally declared as ‘public servants’,” it said. “A police outpost should be mandatorily established within the premises of municipal hospitals.”