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HC seeks details of medical facilities, including ventilators, in all Uttar Pradesh districts
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) directed the UP government to file an affidavit detailing medical facilities, including ventilators, across all districts and to assess regulatory oversight of private hospitals. It also asked for information on specialized hospitals, decentralization of services, personnel recruitment, salary parity, and budget allocation, scheduling further affidavits and a May 25 listing. The PIL was originally filed in 2016 by NGO We the People.
Why It Matters
The order aims to ensure equitable access to critical care across Uttar Pradesh, enhance transparency in private healthcare regulation, and potentially influence health policy and funding decisions.
Timeline
3 Events
May 25, 2026: Case listed among top 10 cases; next date for affidavits to be filed
April 23, 2026
The court directed to list the case on May 25 among the top 10 cases of the day; on the next date, fresh affidavits shall be filed by all concerned opposite parties.
April 22, 2026: Lucknow bench directs UP government on ventilators and private hospitals
April 22, 2026
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit detailing medical facilities, including ventilators, in medical colleges and hospitals across all districts; asked how far facilities meet local needs; sought regulatory details for private hospitals; impleadment of the Union of India; and response from SB Pandey on private hospital regulation. The court also asked the state to reveal how many specialized hospitals have been opened or proposed in other districts and to consider decentralizing such facilities. The court further directed that a notice be served on SB Pandey to file a response regarding regulation of private medical hospitals and the need for any statute.
2016: PIL filed by NGO 'We the People'
2016
The public interest litigation was filed in 2016 by the NGO 'We the People' through its general secretary Prince Lenin, seeking details of ventilators required in all government hospitals and medical universities in Lucknow and raising other treatment-related issues.