Father Stan Swamy Shifted to Holy Family Hospital
At a special urgent hearing, a division bench of Justice S.S. Shinde and Justice N.R. Borkar said that although Sir J. J. Hospital – where Swamy is current admitted – is well-equipped and medically staffed, it may not be feasible to give proper attention to him, owing to the present Covid-19 pandemic influx of patients.
Accordingly, the court directed that Swamy should be shifted to the Holy Family Hospital in Andheri, preferably on Friday itself, and be admitted there for 15 days.
As per an undertaking by the accused’s counsel, senior advocate Mihir Desai, the court said that Swamy would bear all his medical treatment expenses.
The hospital authorities were also asked to provide an attendant in view of his advanced age, besides a policeman for his security.
The bench’s directions came on a plea for temporary medical bail filed by the priest, challenging two earlier orders by a special NIA court rejecting his bail application.