CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) of Puri to provide proper medical treatment to an unknown patient suffering from burn injury. Treating a letter petition filed by a lawyer DN Lenka of Cuttack as PIL, a division bench comprising Chief Justice V Gopalagowda and Justice BN Mohapatra issued the order. Having received the letter petition, the Additional Government Advocate obtained instruction from the CDMO and stated before the court that the patient who had maggots was admitted as an indoor patient and proper treatment is provided to him at the district headquarters hospital. It was further stated that during the first week of February, a woman had brought the patient and left him in the hospital. Thereafter the patient was given treatment. The patient fled from hospital several times without intimating anybody and the matter was reported to police also. Finally, he is being now treated in the hospital. The patient also needs psychiatric treatment as he is unable to disclose anything about himself. The petitioner has filed the PIL writ petition seeking appropriate direction in the matter. Basing on the news published in a vernacular daily, the petitioner stated before the court that there has been negligence on the part of the State to protect the right to life of a citizen.
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