On June 17, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed a petition filed by Bhullar's father seeking directions to the state of Punjab to conduct a second autopsy of his son's body either at PGIMER or AIIMS, Delhi.
“The conducting of this examination is resulting in endangering the life of thousands of doctors who are frontline workers in different hospitals which is a clear negation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India,” the plea says.
The petition is filed by group of 26 MBBS Graduate who opted to sit for the Post Graduate Entrance Test-INICET for higher studies in the field of medicine/post graduate studies.
The judge, who hails from Haryana, is scheduled to become Chief Justice on November 24, 2025, after his predecessors Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, and Justice BR Gavai.
The appeal of the petitioner will be treated as a representation on merits, the court said and asked that there should be a speaking order in accordance with law within two weeks.
The counsel for the petitioner contended the status report filed by AIIMS supports his case to the effect that the petitioner requires surgery on top priority
Amid Pandemic’s another wave the Foreign National Doctor’s at AIIMS, New Delhi are still kept aside with respect to facilities like non payment of stipends, health care facility (Employee Health Scheme).
The plea claimed that the petitioner woman is in the 24th week of her pregnancy and on carrying out medical examinations, it has been reported that the foetus is suffering from facial hemorrhage and hydrocephalus.