The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo on distribution of user fees among doctors and staff of government hospitals till November 3.
A four member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain passed the order.
On February 19 last year, the High Court declared collection of user fees from the patients at the government hospitals illegal.
The chamber judge later stayed the HC verdict.
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) recently submitted an appeal to the apex court seeking directive on the authorities concerned of government and hospitals to stop distribution of the user fees among the doctors and nurses.
After hearing, the Appellate Division today fixed November 3 for hearing and passing an order on the HRPB appeal.
The hospital authorities cannot distribute the money of user fees collected from the patients among the doctors and stuff till further order of the SC, Manzill Murshid, lawyer for HRPB told The Daily Star.
A four member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain passed the order.
On February 19 last year, the High Court declared collection of user fees from the patients at the government hospitals illegal.
The chamber judge later stayed the HC verdict.
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) recently submitted an appeal to the apex court seeking directive on the authorities concerned of government and hospitals to stop distribution of the user fees among the doctors and nurses.
After hearing, the Appellate Division today fixed November 3 for hearing and passing an order on the HRPB appeal.
The hospital authorities cannot distribute the money of user fees collected from the patients among the doctors and stuff till further order of the SC, Manzill Murshid, lawyer for HRPB told The Daily Star.
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