Emergency Medical Care Archives

Doctors agree he needs constant monitoring; at the hospital he chooses: Inside Delhi HC order directing Sonam Wangchuk’s transfer to Medanta Hospital

The Court by order dated 20 July 2026, had directed the production of all relevant pathological reports and medical records under concerning Sonam Wangchuk, before proceeding in plea seeking his transfer to Medanta Hospital,

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Delhi HC Directs Production of Comprehensive Medical Record Before Proceeding in Plea Seeking Sonam Wangchuk’s Transfer to Medanta Hospital

The appellant approached the Court seeking a direction permitting her husband, Sonam Wangchuk, to be shifted from Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, to Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, or any other medical facility of his choice.

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Hospitalisation Was to Save His Life, Not Confine Him: Delhi HC Declines to Order Transfer of Sonam Wangchuk to Medanta; He Sets 3 Conditions to Break His Fast

The Court held that no violation of bodily autonomy was found where medical care was limited to consented oral treatment despite the patient’s critical health condition marked by dangerously low sugar, sodium and potassium levels.