NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION victim boy whose human rights were violated and to submit the compliance report along with proof of payment within four weeks. The compliance report is, however, awaited. 6. Violation of the dignity and personal liberty of a HIV patient in Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut by displaying Her HIV Status (Case No. 25825/24/54/2015) 6.58 A news report captioned “Inhuman treatment: UP hospital brands AIDS patient, reveals her HIV positive status” appeared in the “Times of India” dated 26th June, 2015. It was reported that a 30 year old female patient was admitted to Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut on 19.6.2015 for delivery. Allegedly, the doctors not only pasted a big piece of paper on her bed that screamed ‘Bio Hazard +ive’, complete with the red AIDS ribbon, the patient was also made to clear her own medical waste and was even abused by a senior doctor for bringing another diseased child into the world. 6.59 The Commission took suo motu cognizance of the news report and called for a detailed report from Secretary (Health), Govt of Uttar Pradesh as well as the SSP, Meerut. 6.60 Joint Secretary, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, forwarded a copy of an enquiry report of a Medical Board which revealed that on 19/20.06.2015, a patient (victim) who was HIV+ got admitted into the Gynaecology Department, Medical College, Meerut. According to the report, the doctor on duty (Dr. Sampadha) while on a round in the ward in the evening on 23.06.2015, noticed the patient and she left a symbol in the medicine trolley of the patient, which indicated that the victim was an HIV patient. But it was explained that the concerned doctor did it only for the purpose of bio-medical disposal as per the guidelines. On 24.06.2015, when the relations/attendants of the patient arrived, they noticed the same and orally complained to the said doctor that the symbol so marked unnecessarily made the medical identity of the patient public. When the fact came to the notice of Dr. Abhilasha, she removed the said symbol and talked to the patient and assured her that it was just a mistake. Subsequently, the attendants of the patient had no grievance and they gave in writing that they were satisfied with the cooperation received from the staff of the hospital. On the same day, in the evening hours, somehow, the matter was got published in ‘The Times of India’ newspaper. Soon thereafter, when the Superintendent of the Medical College, Dr. Subash Singh visited the Gyne Ward in the presence of several journalists, the patient stated that she had no grievance with respect to the incident. However, the authorities immediately discharged the concerned junior doctor from her duty. Thereafter, on 29.06.2015, the patient was discharged from the hospital. 6.61 While considering the response received from the State Government, the Commission noted that although the State authorities had admitted their mistake and taken necessary remedial measures and issued directions to all Government Medical Colleges/Organizations 92 Annual Report 2017-2018