The High Court in Kerala dismissed the petition of the Association of Private Hospitals in Kerala, which challenged the implementation of the Kereral Clinical Facilities Act (registration and regulation), according to which hospital data, including expenses for each treatment and details of all employees that should be furnished.
The government, which claimed that the primary objective of the law was to protect public health, said patients should be authorized to inform about hospitals and clinical facilities.
The law was formulated with the aim of supporting ethical standards in clinical practice by introducing a regulatory framework that ensured transparency.
The Court rejected the petition and noted that the petitioners had freedom to give practical problems, if they existed, faced before the government. The government was a responsibility to consider them and take corrective measures that it considers appropriate.
Published – 23 June 2025 20:49
