Bombay High Court Issues Notice To BMC After Woman, Newborn Die In C-Section Delivery Done Using Mobile Torchlighthttps://www.livelaw.in/high-court/bombay-high-court/bombay-high-court-bmc-hospital-c-section-mobile-torch-woman-child-die-266723 Narsi Benwal 14 Aug 2024 the "lack of basic facilities" in a maternity hospital in suburban Bhandup, wherein a woman and her just delivered child died due to the alleged negligence on part of the hospital authorities.
A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan took note of the submissions of senior counsel Gayatri Singh, who apprised the bench of the fact that the doctors in the Sushma Swaraj Maternity Hospital in Bhandup, Mumbai, operated the deceased with help of a mobile torch as there was no electricity at the hospital, in April 2024