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Sonography machines seized under PCPNDT Act being released without court orders
16 Jan, 2012
A RTI application filed by the Indian Radiological & Imaging Association (IRIA) has revealed that eight sonography machines belonging to Mumbai doctors seized under the Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act have been ordered to be released in the past few months. The BMC’s executive health officer has reportedly said that only doctors who had committed minor offences (not maintaining information boards and usage records) had been returned their sonography machines while the rest of the cases are being dealt with by courts. The IRIA’s general secretary has demanded that the city administration should make clear its policy for returning seized equipment.