Jharkhand high court bans blood replacement, orders BCSUs across districts

“The HC double bench of chief justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and justice Rajesh Shankar has banned the existing practice of blood-for-blood replacement and ordered the state government to set up BCSUs in all districts within three months. The court has categorically ordered that 100% of blood be collected through voluntary blood donation camps by both government and private hospitals henceforth, in compliance with NBTP guideline 8.5,” Khusboo Kataruka, the court’s amicus curiae, told HT on Sunday.