India, Nov. 18 -- The Bombay High Court has directed an elderly patient's son to transfer his mother from a private hospital to the ICU of Bhabha Hospital by Tuesday 9am. The private hospital said that the son had stalled the discharge procedures for over a month, intimidated medical staff, and repeatedly refused to take responsibility for shifting his mother or paying her treatment expenses.

According to the hospital's petition, the patient was admitted on August 24, after a fall and was initially treated in the emergency department. On September 21, the son allegedly misbehaved with the doctor treating his mother, and demanded that she be replaced with a physician of his choice. By October 4, the patient's condition had improved suffic...