The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 66] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1977/VAISAKHA 3, 1899
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MINIS FRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 23rd April 1977
No. V17620/25/77-ME(FG).—There has been a demand from the public as also from the members of the Lok Sabha to inquire into the nature and adequacy of the medical treatment meted out to Shri Jayaprakash Narayan while he was under detention after the declaration of Emergency on the 25th June, 1975. Pursuant to this, the Government of India have decided to constitute a one-man Commission consisting of Dr Philipose Koshy, The Commission shall inquire,—
(a) generally, into the nature and adequacy of medical treatment meted out to Shri Jayaprakush Narayan while he was under detention, (b) in particular, into the nature and adequacy of medical treatment given to Shri Jayaprakash Nurayan by the medical practitioners attached to the jails, Government hospitals and Institutions where he was detained,
(c) into the encumstances leading to Shri Jayaprakash Narayan's renel dysfunction which had set in during the period of his detention and to determine to the extent possible when such malfunction was first detected and the nature and adequacy of steps taken to arrest and reverse the malfunction.
g jg THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINAElf PART I—SKC- 1 2 The Commission shall submit its report to the Central Government as soon as possible but not later than the ,'iOth September, 1977 3 The headquarters of the Commission will be at Delhi However, the Com- mission may held its inquiries at such other placet, us il deems fitORDER
Ordered that the Resolution bo published in the Gazette of India for geneial information
C. R KRISHNAMURTHI, Jt Secy.