Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Centre Assures High Court of Rajoana’s PGIMER Treatment
Balwant Singh Rajoana is a prisoner who needed an eye operation for cataracts.
He asked to receive the operation at a hospital in Patiala and pay for it himself.
His request was taken to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Centre and Chandigarh administration said he would instead be taken to PGIMER Chandigarh.
PGIMER has a department that treats eye problems.
After this assurance, the court closed the case.
Rajoana has been in custody for more than 30 years.
He is a death-row convict in the 1995 Beant Singh assassination case.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of Balwant Singh Rajoana’s petition seeking cataract surgery.
Rajoana had requested permission to undergo surgery at his own expense at Dr R S Randhawa Eye Hospital in Patiala.
The Centre and Chandigarh administration told the court he would be taken immediately to PGIMER Chandigarh.
Treatment will be provided through PGIMER’s Department of Ophthalmology.
Rajoana has been in custody for more than 30 years in connection with the 1995 Beant Singh assassination case.
- Who
- Balwant Singh Rajoana, the Centre, the Chandigarh administration, and the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- What
- The court disposed of Rajoana’s petition seeking permission for cataract surgery after authorities agreed to provide treatment at PGIMER Chandigarh.
- When
- Wednesday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- PGIMER Chandigarh was identified as the treatment location; Rajoana had requested Dr R S Randhawa Eye Hospital in Patiala.
- Why
- Rajoana sought treatment for his eyes, including cataract surgery.
- Petitioner
- Balwant Singh Rajoana
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Agreed treatment site
- Department of Ophthalmology, PGIMER Chandigarh
- Requested hospital
- Dr R S Randhawa Eye Hospital, Patiala
- Treatment
- Cataract surgery and related eye treatment
- Custody period
- More than 30 years
- Related case
- 1995 Beant Singh assassination case