MEDIWELL HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE vs U O I — C.A. No. 16735/1996

The Supreme Court allowed Mediwell Hospital's appeal, ruling that the Director General of Health Services acted arbitrarily and discriminatorily by refusing to grant a customs duty exemption certificate for imported cardiac equipment, particularly since similar diagnostic centres had already received such exemptions. The Court ordered the Director General to reconsider and issue the certificate within three months, while imposing continuing obligations on the hospital to provide free treatment to 40% of outdoor patients and all low-income indoor patients (earning below Rs. 500/month). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.