Kottayam Medical College Building Collapse | Grievance Redressal Committee Under Clinical Establishment Act Constituted: Kerala High Court Told

The submissions were made before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, while hearing a writ petition filed calling for safety standards at public medical facilities, following the collapse of Kottayam Medical College building.

The Court had earlier expressed concern over the State's failure to frame Rules under the Act for conducting periodic inspections of clinical establishments, including government hospitals, even seven years after enactment of the statute. It had further criticised the lack of Grievance Redressal Committee for almost one and a half years (after the erstwhile Committee's term expired in 2024).

The State today submitted that the Rules will be framed within three months.

The Court has directed the State to file the submissions in the form of an affidavit before the next hearing.

The case will be posted on August 26.

Case Title - G Samuel & Others v State of Kerala (Deleted) & Others

Case No - WP (PIL ) 74/ 2025

Counsel for Petitioners - Alex K John, Satheesh T P, Jilcy Jacob, Sijin Stanley, Cyrian Elias Steen, Sreekuttan M , Suresh P N, Arun K V, Ninan Thomas, Gego George, Prathitha Maariyam Thomas

Counsel for Respondents - N Manoj Kumar (State Attorney), Leo Lukose

Amicus Curiae - Renjith Thampan (Sr.)