Expressing serious concern over the alleged pitiable condition of a ward at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital here, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the State Legal Services Authority to probe the allegations of poor treatment facilities at the medical institute.

A vacation bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Jyotsna Sharma passed the order on a PIL filed by Jyoti Rajpoot on Wednesday. The bench also directed the chief medical officer, Lucknow and superintendent of the civil hospital to look into the petitioner's claim of poor treatment meted out to a destitute patient admitted by her in the hospital.