Madhya Pradesh High Court Backs Handheld X-Ray TB Screening Guidelines
The MP High Court has rejected a challenge by the Pragatisheel Radiographers Sangh against the use of handheld X-ray devices for TB screening. Justice Jai Kumar Pillai ruled that subjective radiation concerns cannot override formal administrative health policies. MP High Court Upholds TB Screening Guidelines, Says Radiographers' Body's Subjective Apprehension Can't Substitute Administrative Findings MP High Court Upholds TB Screening Guidelines, Says Radiographers' Body's Subjective Apprehension Can't Substitute Administrative Findings Finding that the association's plea.
The Pragatisheel Radiographers Sangh challenged the 2023 Central TB Division guidelines, claiming that handheld X-ray devices (HHXray) presented safety risks to operators. Justice Jai Kumar Pillai dismissed the petition, stating that individual apprehensions are insufficient to stall public health policies aimed at tuberculosis eradication. The court affirmed that the deployment of this portable technology remains within the legitimate administrative domain of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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