About theft of Medical instrument from Hospital.
Shinde Pandurang
(Querist) 30 January 2016
This query is : Resolved
Respected Experts
I am working in central Government hospital. I would like to ask about theft of Medical instruments from Hospital. I was on duty. And a Multipurpose monitor from hospital was stolen by someone. As that monitor was not in use for long, I could not notice its absence. we filed FIR, but administration recovered the whole amount from our salary. At that time there was no watchmen appointed for security purposes. But I heard that supreme court has said in its judgment that, nurse should not be held responsible for any theft, damage or nonfunctional status of any instrument in hospitals. But I don't have copy of that. Can me provide with existing law for that plz.
P. Venu
(Expert) 31 January 2016
Was the recoveries effected following the due course i.e. giving an opportunities to the employees concerned to show cause? if not you may represent or better, file a statutory appeal.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 02 February 2016
Represent to the department against the recovery first. Take help of employees union.
