Sikkim Court April 2016 Judgments

Rinzing Chewang Kazi Vs. The State of Sikkim, Through the Chief Secret ...

Court: Sikkim

Sunil Kumar Sinha, CJ. 1. By way of introduction, it may be stated here that this is a Public Interest Litigation seeking effective implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (for short NRHM) in the State of Sikkim by issuing appropriate orders to provide for required facilities and personnel in remote rural villages of the State, focussing in particular on the health of Women, Children and Senior Citizens being Marginalised Groups of society. It is also concerned with the violation of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution alleging failure on the part of the Respondents to provide adequate facilities to women in terms of reproductive and child health services. 2. Before proceeding further, it may be elucidated here that the National Health Mission (NHM), whose vision is the Attainment of Universal Access to Equitable, Affordable and Quality health care services, accountable and responsive to people s needs, with effective inter-sectoral convergent action to address the wi...