‘Can you not use your own saline?’: Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt as it submits lab report in expired IV fluid case

The part seat of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, proceeding the saline case, had sought a study from the authorities government. The authorities study said compensation had been paid to families affected by saline, and occupation opportunities had been provided to them.

During the proceeding of the case, the Chief Justice asked the saline manufacturing company, “How did this happen?”. The institution past submitted that it had gotten a cleanable chit from the cardinal laboratory aft sending the state’s saline for testing.

The saline manufacturing institution further submitted that it has thing much to bash erstwhile the saline reaches the state. Then, the authorities has to travel immoderate guidelines, it said.

Advocate General Kishore Dutta, connected behalf of the state, submitted, “The authorities has besides mentioned the aforesaid successful the report. There was nary occupation with saline.”

The Chief Justice past asked the government, “Can you (state) not usage your ain saline? How overmuch would it outgo to physique specified an industry? Are determination immoderate pharmaceutical companies successful the state?”

Advocate General Kishore Dutta informed the tribunal that helium volition enquire and past pass the tribunal successful this matter.

The authorities authorities reported that connected the nighttime of the incident, nary elder doctors were disposable astatine the hospital, and the nonmigratory aesculapian serviceman (RMO) was besides absent. The lawsuit has been referred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.

At Midnapore Medical College, 4 caller mothers were allegedly fixed expired Ringer’s lactate saline connected January 8. The pursuing day, Mamoni Rui Das’s wellness began to deteriorate, and she passed distant connected January 10. The different three—Mampi Singh, Nasreen Khatun, and Minara Bibi— were successful captious condition. Singh, Khatun, and Minara were subsequently referred to SSKM Hospital successful Kolkata aft their conditions worsened.

Later, 2 Public Interest Litigations (PIL) were moved successful the Chief Justice’s part seat against the usage of Ringer’s lactate saline, demanding a CBI probe into the incident.

After the decease of the woman, the authorities announced Rs 5 lakh compensation and a occupation for her family.

The probe involves 12 doctors, including the aesculapian superintendent and vice main of Medinipur Medical College and Hospital, RMO, 1 adjunct professor, caput of the department, and six postgraduate trainee doctors. A CID probe has been initiated against each of them.