New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Punjab government to complete comparative medical reports of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite fast, to obtain an opinion from the medical board of AIIMS.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked the Punjab government Chief Secretary to submit Dallewal’s test reports during the course of the day to the top court’s Registrar.
The Registrar then communicated the reports to the AIIMS director for an opinion on Dallewal’s test reports from the medical board, said the bench.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Punjab government, told the bench that there is now a medical facility just 10 meters near the protest site and that Dallewal’s parameters are “improving”.
To this, Justice Kant asked how a person, who had been on fast for nearly 50 days had his health parameters improving.
Sibal further clarified that Dallewal’s parameter is not improving rather it is stable.
The apex court now posted the case for hearing on January 22.
The top court was hearing a contempt petition filed against the Punjab Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Punjab for not complying with December 20 order of providing medical aid and hospitalisation to Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death since November 26.