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Haryana Government Tells Supreme Court No Separate Cancer Notification Needed as Mandatory Reporting Exists
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 21 Sep 2026, 05:36 AM
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The Haryana government informed the Supreme Court that existing mandatory disease‑reporting mechanisms make a separate cancer notification rule unnecessary.
The Haryana state administration appeared before the Supreme Court to address a petition seeking a dedicated cancer‑notification law. In its submission, the government highlighted that the state already operates a comprehensive mandatory reporting framework for communicable and non‑communicable diseases, which includes cancer cases.
Officials argued that the existing system ensures timely data collection, analysis, and public‑health response, rendering a separate notification provision redundant. They emphasized that the mandatory reporting mechanism is legally binding for medical practitioners and health institutions across the state.
The Supreme Court, after hearing the government's clarification, noted the importance of robust disease surveillance and will consider the adequacy of the current reporting structure in its further deliberations.
Officials argued that the existing system ensures timely data collection, analysis, and public‑health response, rendering a separate notification provision redundant. They emphasized that the mandatory reporting mechanism is legally binding for medical practitioners and health institutions across the state.
The Supreme Court, after hearing the government's clarification, noted the importance of robust disease surveillance and will consider the adequacy of the current reporting structure in its further deliberations.