20/10/2019
PROCEDURE FOR RE-EXAMINATION OF AN INJURED PERSON/ COMPLAINANT BY ORDERS OF ILAQA MAGISTRATE====
i) Application for the purposes of reexamination by DSMB or examination through Board against the decision of the DSMB shall be filed before the Magistrate by the aggrieved party;
ii) After receiving the application the Magistrate will issue notice to the injured/complainant (as the case
may be) and the Investigating Officer for their appearance;
iii) The Magistrate shall not ordinarily adjourn the matter
for more than one day;
iv) The Magistrate shall pass the order after securing the attendance of the injured/complainant and the Investigating Officer. If after service the injured or the complainant do not appear he may proceed in their
absence;
v) If the Magistrate passes an order for reexamination through DSMB or the appellate board, he will provide
three days’ time to the applicant
for depositing the relevant fee for this purpose as notified by Government of Punjab, Health Department and he shall further clarify in the order that if the fee is not deposited within stipulated period, the order shall be deemed to have been recalled;
vi) The Magistrate through the Investigating Officer shall get information about future dates when DSMB or the appellate Board is to assemble and shall direct the
injured/IO or any other concerned to appear before the DSMN/Board on the said date. (According to the prevailing practice the DSMB assembles on first and last Wednesday of every month
vii) Copy of the order for reexamination through DSMB or
the Board be sent to the DSMB and the Board as the case may be ;
viii) Copy of the order be also sent to
DPO and S.P (Investigation) concerned for compliance
DISTRICT STANDING MEDICAL BOARD/ APPELLATE BOARD
i) After receiving order of the Magistrate for reexamination of the injured, DSMB or the Board shall examine the injured on the date so fixed by the Magistrate;
ii) If for any justifiable reason beyond the control of DSMB/Board the injured could not be examined on
the date fixed, DSMB or the Board shall inform all concerned about the next date to be fixed and intimation shall be communicated to the Magistrate as well as DPO well in time;
iii) If on the date fixed, without any justifiable explanation, the injured does not appear despite his
service, the DSMB/Board may proceed against him and may close the proceedings;
iv) If any justifiable reason is put-forth by the injured the one more opportunity may be provided to him;
v) If service on the injured is not effected by the I.O/SHO then DSMB/Board shall bring this aspect to the notice of the Magistrate/DPO who shall inquire into the matter, fix responsibility and proceed against the delinquent on departmental side, as well as if the act is covered under any cognizable offence then may direct for registration of criminal case and report in this respect by the DPO shall be sent to the DSMN/Board/Magistrate concerned;
vi) If the relevant doctor who had conducted first examination of the injured does not appear before
the DSMB/Board along with record without any justification then his matter shall be referred to the
Secretary Health for inquiry and if found negligent he will be proceeded against under the relevant
laws;
vii) If proceedings before the DSMB/Board are completed they shall inform the Ilaqa Magistrate
and DPO in writing and copy of the report be issued to the Investigation Officer, attested copy whereof shall also be sent to the Ilaqa Magistrate
concerned.
POLICE
i) When an order for reexamination of the injured through DSMB/Board is received in the office of DPO, he shall immediately direct the concerned officials for its compliance;
ii) The DPO shall depute one focal person for keeping the computerized record about the orders received for reexamination of the injured through DSMB or the Board;
iii) The focal person shall ensure compliance of the orders and complete record in this respect shall be maintained and report of service shall be conveyed to the Magistrate/DSMB/Board before or on the
date fixed for reexamination;
iv) The DPO shall ensure that the orders of the Magistrate shall not only be communicated to the
injured, rather the same shall also be complied with by presence of the injured before the Board, as well as production of the record of police;
v) In case the injured is not served by the SHO/IO, the SHO/IO, as the case may be, shall convey the report
to the DPO, who shall verify the genuineness of the reasons advanced therein and if not satisfied with it he shall adopt legal measures against the delinquent officials and shall further adopt legal measures to ensure service on the ijured.........
2018 LHC 1684