Case Law Analysis
|Jharkhand High Court
Article 21 | Right to Health Mandates Functional Burn Units in All District Hospitals: Jharkhand HC Sets 120-Day Deadline for State Compliance
Jharkhand High Court holds that the Right to Health under Article 21 requires not just infrastructure but trained staff, equipment, and 24/7 care in burn units. The court directed the state to operationalize burn units in all 24 district hospitals within 120 days, emphasizing state accountability for emergency medical care.