The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is not a place for a stroll but an institution for imparting education and medical treatment, the Delhi High Court has said.
The court made the observation while rejecting a plea of an RTI activist, who had stated that he was barred from entering the AIIMS premises, which he had contended he had an unrestricted right to visit as it is a public hospital.
‘Not for busy bodies’
“Undoubtedly, AIIMS is a public place. However, it is an institution meant for imparting education and medical treatment. It is not a place for busy bodies to saunter in whenever they like, without any business in the institution,” Justice Vibhu Bakhru said.
The judge said that the court was conscious of the volume of people visiting AIIMS for medical treatment and prima facie, permitting any person to visit the premises without any business, was likely to add further pressure on the institution and disrupt its functioning.
“Therefore, this court finds no infirmity with the decision of the AIIMS authorities restricting the entry of the petitioner to the AIIMS campus,” the court said.
