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Subject : KIDNEY ROBBERY IN SATHYA SAI BABA’S SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL
12th April 1997

 

Concerns the SSH and Mr Balaji (son of Mr Trimakababa Rao) who donated one of his kidneys for his father. After transplant surgery, the transplanted kidney was declared non-functional, due to vascular occulation.

Balaji’s sister then offered one of her kidneys. In the meantime Trimakababa needed dialysis for which Balaji had to pledge their land and assets to the bank, plus take loans from friends.

Then Balaji heard news of a kidney racket in Bangalore, and began to wonder if his father was victim. He took his father home to Latur and a sonograhpy was done on 5/8/95. The transplanted kidney was not visualised, and a subsequent CT Scan of the abdomen done on 7/8/95 had similar finding.

Both scans reported that only the patient”s own diseased kidneys were visualised.
After his father”s death Balaji lodged a complaint with Latur police, who exhumed the body and carried out an autopsy which revealed that no transplant had taken place.

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Subject : SAI INSTITUTE DOCTORS - COURT ACTION NEWS
        Deccan Chronicle 5/11/99

Hydrabad Nov 4, 1999 : Justice G Raghu Ram of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday admitted a writ petition seeking initiation of criminal prosecution against the doctors of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi in Anantapur district, alleging malpractices regarding the transplantation of a kidney.

The Writ petition has been filed by Balaji Triambak Rao Karavande, who has alleged that the doctors of the institute removed a kidney from his body and did not transplant the same to his father. He informed the court that after this revelation, he lodged a complaint with the Latur (Maharashtra) police, who in time, exhumed his father”s body and conducted a postmortem, which confirmed that no kidney transplant had taken place.

He alleged that the police at Puttaparthi did not register the complaint and he was thrown out of the hospital when he confronted the doctors with the relevant documents.
 

WRIT PETITION AS PUBLISHED IN THE INDIAN SKEPTIC 
Vol.13  No. 2  June 15, 2000

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD

W.P.No. 22799 of 1999

Between:

Balaji Trimabakrao Kalvande                                                                                Petitioner

 

And

 

Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasantha Gram,

Putta Parthy, Ananthapur Dist., Rep., by Its. Superintendent, and others.

............................... Respondents

 

AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE PETITIONER

I Balaji Trimbakrao Karvande, S/o. Trimbak Babarao Karvande aged about 25 Occ. ­R/o. Bathkheda, Batha11gli Post, Latur, Maharashtra, having temporarily come down to Hyderabad, do here by solemnly and sincerely affirm and state on oath as fol1ows:

 

1. I am the petitioner herein and as such wel1 acquainted with the facts of the case.

 

2. I submit that in this Writ Petition I am seeking a direction from this Honorable Court against the Respondent to register a Criminal case against Respondent No.1 for cheating me, my late father in removing my kidney and not transplanting on my father and misused it for their own purpose.

 

3. I submit that I am a resident or Bathkhade vil1age in Maharashtra State I heard that the Respondent No.1 is lending medical services with care al1 over the country having experi­enced and expert doctors at its command I have decided to take my father for treatment at Respondent No.1 institute. My father was suffering Renal Problem, the doctors whom I consulted were of the opinion that only a kidney transplantation would give him a new lease of life. I took my father to Respondent No.1 hospital. The doctors at Respondent No.1 Institute confirmed the earlier medical opinion by me and informed us that if we could procure a donor who is prepared to donate his kidney then the transplantation could be performed on my father and save him. Instead of searching for a donor I myself pre­pared, out of my own volition to donate my kidney to my father so as to give him long life. I was admitted in the Respondent No.1 Hospital on 24.5.1994 after carrying out the neces­sary tests. My left kidney was removed on 16. 6.l994 and my father was operated on the same day and we were told that my kidney had been transplanted on the right side of my father. On 21.7.1994 my father was discharged from the Hospital and was informed that the transplanted kidney did not function and was taken up for dialysis till 7.1.1995 as an out patient my mother and sister were also tested but because of persistent cross match positivity my father could not be taken for retransplantation. There was no tangible improvement in my fathers healing.

3. I submit that in the month of June 1995 I read in the news papers that there was a rampant business of sale of vital human organs including kidneys. Since my father's condi­tion showed no improvement. I got suspicion about the al1eged transplantation of kid11ey on my father at Res. No.1 institute. When contacted some of the doctors also raised the same suspicion.

 4.     I submit that to clear of the said suspicion I took my father for tests. On 5.8.1995 test of abdominal so11ography was conducted on my father at Maharashtra Institute of  Medical Sciences (Medical College and Hospital) at Latur on 7.8.1995 the C. T. Scan of abdomen and pelvis was conducted at Vivekananda hospital at Latur, both the reports of the above said tests revealed that the transplanted kidney was not visualised we were stunned and shattered. On 9.12.1995 my father expelled. On 14.12.1995 I made a complaint to the police P. s. Gramin and upon the basis of my complaint the police exhumed the corpse of my father and conducted post mortem examination, photographs were taken on the dead body of my father by the police and the postmortem report revealed that no kidney transplantation took place on my father. This also corroborates the two tests conducted on my father when  he was alive.

 5. I submit that upon confirmation that no kidney transplantation took place on my father, I went to Respondent No.1 institute and met the doctors who conducted removed kidney from me and treated my father, to my utter consternation I was physically lifted by the security guards posted at the hospital and was chased away out of the premises. I there after approached Respondent No.2 and then I narrated an the happenings to them. I was informed by the police that since the I.G. of Police, the Chief Minister and Various other important dignitaries are intimately connected with the Respondent No.1 hospital, it would be safer for me to leave the place at the earliest.

 6. I submit that I went home and lodged a complaint before Respondent No.3 on 4.8.1997. I also sent a complaint to Respondent No.2 on the same day by regd. Post, so far no action is taken on my complaint.

 7. I submit that with fond hope of saving my ailing father and extend his life I donated my kidney to the purpose of transplantation on him. I had to raise huge amolU1ts of loan to the pU1pose of treatment and meeting an medical expenses. The doctors working at Respon­dent No.1 institute cheating me and my father, al1 the tests, the death of my father and post mortem examination reveals that no transplantation of kidney took place on my father at Respondent No.1 institute. My apprehension came true that there is a big racket of sale of kidneys and Respondent No.1 Institute is no exception. The manner in which I was chased away by the doctors and security guards at Respondent No.1 institute and the re­fusal of the police to register a crime confirm that my kidney was not used on my father.

The action of the doctors working at Respondent No.l1nstitute is pU1rishable lU1der law: Since the Respondent No. 1 is ha"\ring great and vide connections, no action is being initi­ated upon my complaint. I waited that justice would be done to me but my hopes are shattered and I have no other option except approach this                         

 Honorable Court for justice and relief. The failure on the part of the doctors to transplant kidney on my father is illegal and punishable lU1der IPC and A.P. Transplantation Human Organs Act 1995. It is also un­ethical and amolU1ts professional misconduct which attract penal consequences.

 8.   It is respectful1y submit that the petitioner has no other alternative or efficacious remedy except to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Honorable Court Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

9.     It is submitted that the petitioner has not files any other suit or proceedings before any court or authority seeking the relief, sought for in the present writ petition.

Under the above said circumstances it is prayed that this  Honorable Court may be pleased to issue Writ, order or direction more particularly one ill the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents No.2 & 4 to register a crime relating to the removal of kidney of the petitioner at the Respondent No. l institute and to the resultant death of father of the petitioner and investigate and initiate appropriate action against al1 concerned persons, award a com­pensation of 20 lakhs and pass such other order or orders as this Honorable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of Justice. It is further prayed that this Honorable Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.2 to issue F.I.R. basing upon the complaint dated 4.8.1997 sent by the petitioner to them and proceed with investigation forthwith and pass such other order or orders as this Honorable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

Sworn and signed before me on this

the          day of October, 1999 at Hyderabad.                                                                            Deponent

Advocate/Hyderabad

MEMORANDUM OF WRIT PETITION MISCELLANEOUS PETITION

(Under Section 151 of CPC)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AT HYDERABAD

                                W.P.M.P. No.                                         of 1999

In

 

WP. No.                                        Of 1999

 

Between:

Balaji Tri1nbakrao Karvande, S/o. Trimbak Babarao Karvande, R/o. Bathkheda, Post Batllang1i, Latur, Maharashtra State….Petitioner.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              And

1. Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences
 Prasanth Gram, Puttaparthy, Ananthapur Dist. Rep. By its. Superintendent.

2. Station House Officer, Puttaparthy Po1ice Station, Anantl1aplif Dist. A.P.

3. Station House Officer, Gralnin Latur Police Station, Mallarashtra State.

4. The Director General of Po1ice, Government of A.P. Hyderabad.

                                                                                                                .................................Respondents.

 For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit in support of the Writ petition it is prayed that this Honorable Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.2 to issue F.I.R. basing upon the complaint dated 4.8.1997 sent by the petitioner to them and proceed with investigation forthwith and pass such other order or orders as this Honorable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

Hyderabad,
Dt.                                                                                                     
Counsel for the Petitioner

 

MEMORANDUM OF WRIT PETITION

 (Under Articles 226 of Constitution of  lndia)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESHAT HYDERAB

W.P.No.          of l999

Between
Balaji Trimbakrao Ka1Vande,
S/o, Trimbak Babarao Ka1Vande,
R/o. Bathkheda, Post Bathangli,
Latur, Maharashtra State.                                                                                                                     ……………Petition
                                                                                   
And

  1. Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences,
    Prasantha Gram, Puttaparthy, Ananthapur Dist. Rep. By its
    Superintendent.

  2. Station House Officer, Puttaparthy Police Station,
    Ananthapur Dist. AP.

  3. Station House Officer, Gramn1 Latur Police Station,
    Maharashtra State.

  4. Director General of Police, Goveilllnent of A.P.
    Hyderabad.

                                                                                                  ................Respondents

 

That the address of the petitioner for the purpose of serviice of summons, notices and processes is that of his counsel J. SATYA PRASAD, Advocate at 1-10-24, Ashoknagar, Hyderabad, A.P.

For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit it is prayed that this Honorable Court may be pleased to issue Writ, Order or directiol1 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents No.2 & 4 to register a crime relating to the re­moval of kidney of the Petitioner at the Respondent No.1 institute and to the resultant death of the father of the Petitioner and investigate and initiate appropriate action against all concerned persons, award a compensation of 20 lakhs and pass such other order or orders as this Honorable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of Justice.

Dt.                                                                                                                                                  Counsel for the Petitioner.