NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court today refused to take suomotucognizance
of news reports relating to death of 11 women due to alleged medical negligence in sterilisation
surgeries at Bilaspur
in Chhattisgarh
. "The Chief Minister has taken up the issue with the Prime Minister. We cannot take it suo motu," a bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu said, when a lawyer cited a news report and sought judicial intervention in the matter.
"Instead of newspaper, you should have filed a proper petition," the bench, also comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and A K Sikri, said.
Eleven women died and 49 others were hospitalised after an alleged botched sterilisation procedure at a state-run camp in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, prompting the government to suspend four doctors and transfer the Director of Health Services.