When will panels on organ transplant be set up: HC asks govt

The Bombay High Court today sought to know from the Maharashtra government when it will appoint authorisation committees at hospitals as well as at district level to deal with applications for organ transplant.
A bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka directed the government to inform about the same at the next hearing.
These committees are contemplated under an amendment to the rules under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994.
The court was hearing petitions filed in 2013 by persons with renal failure about delays in approvals for transplant.
It directed the Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Drugs Department, to file an affidavit by March 10 indicating the time period within which the authorisation committees will be set up.