New Delhi, March 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Delhi government to withdraw its appeal against a Delhi high court order that had mandated the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) in the Capital, after the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government informed that the scheme is now being implemented.
This marks the first instance of the BJP-led Delhi government reversing a legal challenge initiated by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration. The decision, coming days after the BJP's decisive electoral victory in Delhi, signals a shift in the city's health care policy, aligning it with the Centre's initiative.
A bench of justices Bhushan R Gavai and P...