You are in-charge of admission of patients in a private hospital. Your hospital is required by the Government to provide free treatment to poor patients. One such poor patient comes to the hospital in an emergency. However, he has forgotten his Aadhaar card, which is necessary for availing the facility of free treatment. What will you do?

The correct answer is (A) Admit him provisionally, on the condition that he should produce the Aadhaar Card at the time of discharge.

• Logical Principle: The situation involves a conflict between procedural compliance (Aadhaar requirement) and ethical/humanitarian duty in an emergency. In public service and administrative ethics, the principle of 'Humanity First' takes precedence in emergency medical situations over strict documentation requirements.
• Step-by-step Deduction: Firstly, the patient is in an 'emergency' condition, which mandates immediate medical intervention under ethical medical practice. Secondly, the hospital is government-mandated to provide free treatment. Therefore, denying or delaying care due to a missing document is unethical and legally risky. Provisional admission allows the hospital to fulfill its humanitarian duty while establishing a procedural mechanism (producing the card later) for administrative compliance.
• Verification and Contrast: Option (A) balances the mandate of free care with institutional administrative needs. Options (B) and (C) are incorrect as they prioritize documentation over a life-saving medical necessity, potentially leading to medical negligence. Option (D) contradicts the government mandate for free treatment for the poor.