Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Hospitals Challenging Kerala Clinical Establishments Act

The Supreme Court granted interim relief to private hospitals by directing that no coercive action be taken against them for non-compliance with a Kerala High Court judgment mandating disclosure of services and treatment rates at hospital receptions and websites.

The Court sought responses from the Centre and the Kerala government on the challenge to the directions issued under the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2018.

It also impleaded the Union Health Ministry as a party and posted the matter for further hearing on February 3, 2026.

[Kerala Private Hospitals Association v. State of Kerala]