Delhi High Court slams AIIMS over non-functional laser machine

High Court has issued notices to the Union health ministry and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after it was informed that a machine used for treating skin disease, port wine stain, has been non-functional for 17 months. Observing that AIIMS was kIndia's premier hospitaly, the bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked why the Pulse Dye Laser machine was not being maintained. kIf you have bought a machine, you should maintain it. If AIIMS does not have funds, which I don't think is the case, then the government should pay for its repairs,y said the bench while hearing a plea by a 23-yearold engineering student, Mohammad Quayamuddin.