Trustees handed over charge of Lilavati Hospital by interim board

Mumbai : In keeping with a Supreme Court directive, the Chairman of interim board of trustees of multi-speciality Lilavati Hospital, Justice (Retd) J N Patel, handed over charge to the board of trustees at a meeting held recently.

In the meeting of trustees on April 30, Justice Patel briefly outlined various activities undertaken by the hospital during his tenure as the Chairman of the interm board and described the new initiatives taken by the trust to help the poor and downtrodden in medical care, a press release issued by Trustee Chetan Mehta said here.

Among the trustees present were Justice Patel (outgoing chairman), Prabodh Mehta, Chetan Mehta, Bhavin Mehta, Niket Mehta, Nanik Rupani, K K Modi and Rekha Sheth.

The Supreme Court, in a recent judgement, had disbanded the interim board headed by Justice Patel and ordered restoration of the board of trustees, according to the release.

Kishore Mehta and Charu Mehta, who were held to be permanent trustees by the Charity commissioner, are also on the board of trustees along with Rashmi Mehta and Sushila Mehta.

The next meeting of the board of trustees is slated to be held on May 5, the release added.