HC refuses to spike PG admission order
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI, May 04, 2018 00:00 IST
Says can’t interfere as the guidelines have been clearly set by the Supreme Court
Tamil Nadu is likely to miss the May 31 deadline for PG medical admissions after the Madras High Court on Thursday refused to overturn an order by a single bench that had quashed the government orders (G.O.) relating to the award of incentive marks for in-service candidates.
The vacation bench of Justice V. Bharathidasan and Justice N. Seshasayee asked the State government to approach the Supreme Court for clarifications.
“We are not inclined to interfere in the single judge’s order. When the Supreme Court has clearly set out the guidelines to identify such areas for the purpose of PG medical admissions, how can the High Court interfere?”
The April 18 order had declared as illegal two G.O.s passed on March 9 and 23.
The G.O.s had classified the workplaces of government doctors as remote, difficult or rural in order to award incentive marks for PG admissions.
Justice S. Vaidhyanathan, in his order, found the government’s method of identifying these areas “flawed”.
The petitioners before him had pointed out that despite serving in rural locations, they were not eligible for incentive marks; some who work at district headquarters, on the other hand, were eligible for such marks.
On Thursday, the court agreed with the counsel for the original petitioners, G. Shankaran, that the government had not complied with the Supreme Court guidelines.
“Incentive marks should be given to in-service candidates who sacrificed the comfort of living in a city and served in remote and difficult areas. Not based on number of vacancies or work load,” said the court.
Richardson Wilson, appearing for the candidates who wanted the G.O.s reinstated, argued that government doctors in city limits work 12-18 hours while those in rural areas, sometimes, need to work for only about a couple of hours a day.
He said that such factors were considered by the government.
Incentive marks should be given to in-service candidates who sacrificed the comfort of living in a city and served in remote and difficult areas.
Madras High Court
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI, May 04, 2018 00:00 IST
Says can’t interfere as the guidelines have been clearly set by the Supreme Court
Tamil Nadu is likely to miss the May 31 deadline for PG medical admissions after the Madras High Court on Thursday refused to overturn an order by a single bench that had quashed the government orders (G.O.) relating to the award of incentive marks for in-service candidates.
The vacation bench of Justice V. Bharathidasan and Justice N. Seshasayee asked the State government to approach the Supreme Court for clarifications.
“We are not inclined to interfere in the single judge’s order. When the Supreme Court has clearly set out the guidelines to identify such areas for the purpose of PG medical admissions, how can the High Court interfere?”
The April 18 order had declared as illegal two G.O.s passed on March 9 and 23.
The G.O.s had classified the workplaces of government doctors as remote, difficult or rural in order to award incentive marks for PG admissions.
Justice S. Vaidhyanathan, in his order, found the government’s method of identifying these areas “flawed”.
The petitioners before him had pointed out that despite serving in rural locations, they were not eligible for incentive marks; some who work at district headquarters, on the other hand, were eligible for such marks.
On Thursday, the court agreed with the counsel for the original petitioners, G. Shankaran, that the government had not complied with the Supreme Court guidelines.
“Incentive marks should be given to in-service candidates who sacrificed the comfort of living in a city and served in remote and difficult areas. Not based on number of vacancies or work load,” said the court.
Richardson Wilson, appearing for the candidates who wanted the G.O.s reinstated, argued that government doctors in city limits work 12-18 hours while those in rural areas, sometimes, need to work for only about a couple of hours a day.
He said that such factors were considered by the government.
Incentive marks should be given to in-service candidates who sacrificed the comfort of living in a city and served in remote and difficult areas.
Madras High Court
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