Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has asked the Punjab government to apprise the court whether Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, is equipped with a power supply backup.

The directions were given during hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting an alleged incident of power tripping at the hospital during a cancer patient's surgery on January 24.

In the widely shared video, a doctor was purportedly seen expressing concerns about the frequent tripping and patient safety.

The HC bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sumeet Goel acted on a plea filed by advocate Sunaina, petitioner in person, demanding strict measures to ensure that all government and semi-government hospitals in Punjab have reliabl...