HC seeks status of unclaimed bodies in govt hospitals

A division bench comprising Justices Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana sought the report based on a plea moved by Jeevathma Kaingariya Trust in West Mambalam. The trust had sought for a writ of declaration that the unclaimed/unidentified human dead bodies lying in mortuaries shall be cremated in Chennai Corporation’s crematoriums free of cost.

However, based on the time sought by government pleader V Jayaprakash Narayanan to get instructions, the bench posted the plea for further hearing to May 27 after directing him to file a counter and status report.