HC appoints panel to assess condition of leprosy patients in Odisha
The Hindu
Committee comprising senior advocates told to file report within two weeks
Fifteen years after Odisha declared itself a leprosy-free State, the Orissa High Court has appointed a three-member advocate committee to assess the living condition of leprosy patients and medical facilities available at leprosy colonies. The committee comprising senior advocates Bibhu Prasad Tripathy, Gautam Mishra and Pami Rath has been asked to visit the colonies and file a ground situation within two weeks. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice S. K. Panigrahi was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Bipin Bihari Pradhan, general secretary of Odisha Leprosy Welfare Federation, who had sought implementation of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP).
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