India, Nov. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Indraprastha Apollo Hospital to respond to a report against it, submitted by the Delhi government last week, which found serious violations of land lease conditions in treatment of poor patients over the past five years.

According to the report, a copy of which HT has seen, as against the requirement of providing free treatment to the economically weaker section (EWS) to the extent of 40% in the out-patient department (OPD) and 33% inpatients, stipulated by the lease, the scrutiny of the hospital records by an expert committee revealed that less than 10% of poor patients were getting OPD and inpatient services.

A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi took the report on...