The Supreme Court is upset with the attacks on doctors, stating that no one is above the law and elected leaders have a greater responsibility.

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the increasing attacks on elected leaders by doctors and other government employees. The court stated that public representatives have a greater responsibility to respect the law. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made this comment while cancelling the bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three others for assaulting and verbally abusing doctors at a municipal hospital in Thane district.