Postgraduate medical students sitting idle a “national waste”: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to address the issue of postgraduate medical students sitting idle for months after their results. The court ruled that the mandatory one-year bond period for Senior Residency must begin from the date of result publication rather than the date of actual posting.
Why it matters
This ruling addresses systemic inefficiencies in medical education and ensures that students are not unfairly penalized by administrative delays in government postings.
The Kerala High Court recently directed the State government to decide on the proposal to create supernumerary posts for 23 medical postgraduates to serve their bonded one-year Medical Education Service as Senior Residents.
Justice Viju Abraham was considering two writ petitions filed by the postgraduates seeking declarations that compulsory service bonds imposed as a condition for admission to Post Graduate Medical Courses from Government Medical Colleges in Keralam were unreasonable and that the bond period started from the publication of results, not the date of joining service. They also sought declarations that the State’s inaction in appointing and posting the petitioners was illegal; and that the one-year waiting period, stipulated to accommodate delays in appointment, was unreasonable.
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