Resident doctors needed in hospitals, decision to extend training not ex facie arbitrary: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has said services of resident doctors are imperative for functioning of hospitals in the current situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the authorities' decision to extend their training beyond schedule cannot be ex facie arbitrary or unreasonable. The high court was hearing a plea by several doctors who are in DNB Super Speciality courses, challenging a May 4, 2021 notification by which the National Board of Examination has extended their training beyond the scheduled date of its completion. “Having regard to the circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for continuation of residents as mentioned in the National Medical Commission advisory dated April 27, 2021 – which has not been challenged in the writ petition – I am unable to accede to Yadav's request for an interim order," Justice Prateek Jalan said. The high court said it was prima facie unable to accept the contention of the doctors' counsel that even in the circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the postponement of the practical examinations of the petitioners is on account of a deliberate stratagem adopted by the respondents.
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