Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Raps Shiv Sena Corporator Over Doctors’ Assault
A group allegedly attacked medical workers at a hospital in Dombivli on July 6.
The group included Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre.
The argument reportedly began after a pregnant woman was sent to another hospital because there was no available NICU bed.
Doctors and nurses said they were assaulted during the confrontation.
A video or CCTV footage of the incident was mentioned in court reports.
The Bombay High Court gave Mhatre bail but ordered him to stay in Goa and report to police regularly.
Mhatre’s lawyer said these conditions were too strict.
The Supreme Court strongly criticized attacks on doctors and said such violence should not be treated lightly.
The court will hear the case again on Monday.
The Supreme Court criticized Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre over the alleged July 6 assault on medical staff at Shastri Nagar General Hospital in Dombivli.
The court said people who attack doctors do not deserve bail and emphasized the trauma caused by hospital violence.
The Bombay High Court granted Mhatre bail on August 7 but ordered him to remain outside Maharashtra, specifically in Goa, until the chargesheet is filed.
Mhatre’s lawyer argued that the bail conditions were excessively strict, while the state and Indian Medical Association opposed the relief.
The Supreme Court will consider the state’s proposed bail-cancellation petition when the matter returns on Monday.
- Who
- Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and associates are accused of assaulting doctors and nurses; the Supreme Court, Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra government and the Indian Medical Association are involved in the legal proceedings.
- What
- The Supreme Court criticized the alleged hospital assault and is awaiting the state’s petition seeking cancellation of Mhatre’s bail.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on July 6; the Supreme Court hearing described in the reports took place on Tuesday, with the next hearing set for Monday.
- Where
- The incident occurred at Shastri Nagar General Hospital in Dombivli, in Maharashtra’s Thane district; Mhatre was ordered to stay in Goa while on bail.
- Why
- The confrontation reportedly followed a pregnant woman’s referral to another hospital because the facility’s NICU had no available beds.
State And Medical Representatives
Mhatre’s Defence
Whether bail should continue
State And Medical Representatives
The Maharashtra government said it was preparing to challenge the bail, and the Indian Medical Association opposed the relief. The Supreme Court emphasized the seriousness of assaults on doctors and hospital staff.
Mhatre’s Defence
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi argued that the Bombay High Court had imposed excessively stringent bail conditions and questioned its deadline for filing the chargesheet.
Interpretation of the incident
State And Medical Representatives
The doctors and prosecution position described an assault on medical professionals following a dispute over a pregnant woman’s referral; the High Court said violence by elected representatives undermines democracy.
Mhatre’s Defence
Mhatre’s lawyer argued that he had no personal animosity toward the doctors, while the reports do not provide a fuller defence account of the confrontation.
Court intervention
State And Medical Representatives
The Supreme Court said the High Court was justified in taking suo motu cognisance, and the High Court had criticized the lower court’s original bail order as too lenient.
Mhatre’s Defence
The defence challenged the strict restrictions attached to the High Court’s bail order, including staying outside Maharashtra until the chargesheet.
- Accused
- Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre, a Shiv Sena corporator
- Incident date
- July 6
- Hospital
- Shastri Nagar General Hospital, Dombivli
- Alleged victims
- Reports variously describe two contractual doctors and two nurses, or three doctors; the articles differ on this detail.
- High Court bail date
- August 7
- Bail conditions
- Mhatre was ordered to remain outside Maharashtra, specifically within the Anjuna police station area in Goa, and report to police three times a week until the chargesheet is filed.
- Next Supreme Court hearing
- Monday
