Supreme Court Directs Apollo Hospital to Respond to Delhi Government Report on Lease Violations
The Supreme Court of India has directed Indraprastha Apollo Hospital to submit its response to a Delhi government report that found serious breaches of the land lease conditions related to the treatment of poor patients. The court’s directive comes after an expert committee revealed significant non-compliance with the hospital’s legal obligations under its land lease agreement. Background of the Case The matter originates from a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the All India Lawyers Union before the Delhi High Court , alleging that Apollo Hospital failed to provide free medical facilities to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) patients as mandated under the lease terms. The Delhi High Court, in its 2009 judgment , had directed Apollo Hospital to comply with the conditions of its lease deed, which required the hospital to reserve a fixed quota of free medical services for underprivileged patients. Dissatisfied with the High Court’s order, the hospital—operated by Indr...