In a partial relief for the Wadia Hospital for Children and Wadia Maternity Hospital, the Bombay High Court today directed that only ten out of total 16 staff members would be summoned for the 15th National Census.
Division bench of Justices P B Majmudar and Amjad Sayed was hearing a petition filed by the hospital management stating that all the 16 staff members, including paramedics, clerks and technicians, have been summoned for Census duty.
"If the entire staff is working on Census, how will the hospitals function?" petitioner's lawyer Mihir Desai argued.
Advait Sethna, appearing for the central government, opposed the petition stating that the second phase of Census is to start from tomorrow and there is requirement of 600 enumerators.
The court however observed that there was a need to balance both Census and hospital obligations. "Even hospital work is important.
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