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High Court orders notice to State government

Staff Reporter

On a plea against compulsory service in government hospitals

Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered notice to the State Government on a writ petition questioning the imposition of three years of compulsory service in government hospitals for doctors, who have completed post graduate courses. Justice M. Sathyanarayanan, who ordered notice, also posted further hearing in the case to May 27.

The petitioner, K.K. Ravishankar, a doctor, who did his two-year M.D. (paediatrics) course at the Kilpauk Medical College (KMC), also sought for the return of his original certificates and mark statements by the KMC.

He sought to quash an order dated June 12, 2007 of the Department of Health and Family Welfare calling upon non-service PG candidates, who joined PG courses in 2005 to fill up vacancies of Assistant Surgeons that prevailed in Government Hospitals and Medical Colleges.

In 2006 he joined the masters degree course in paediatrics. Subsequently, the Dean, KMC, called upon the petitioner to execute a bond as stated in the Tamil Nadu P.G. Prospectus 2005-2006, clause 68 (d) for the purpose of serving the State Government for a period of not less than three years after the completion of the PG course.

By terms of the bond it was imputed that PG students together with two sureties jointly and severally bind themselves to pay the State Government Rs.3 lakh with interest in the event of absence by the candidate. Left with no other option students, including the petitioner, executed the bond.

In April 2008 after completion of the course the petitioners wanted to pursue a super speciality course, Doctorate in Medicine, in cardiology offered by Delhi University. For this purpose, he applied to the KMC for his original documents, which the institute refused to give. Hence he filed the writ petition. EOM

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