Madras High Court Upholds Doctors Bond Agreement

May 4, 2024

GS Paper II Indian Polity and Governance

Context

The Madras High Court criticized the students securing admission to postgraduate medical courses in government colleges by signing bonds to serve in public hospitals for two years after their studies.

However, they later attempt to evade this responsibility.

Madras HC Upholds Doctors Bond Agreement

Dismissal of Writ Petitions Against Bond Period: It dismissed the writ petitions filed by two doctors challenging their bond period, stating that such an attitude goes against public interest and is deemed unacceptable.

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Ruling by the Madras HC:

Obligation to Serve Underprivileged: The Court asserted that individuals who received their education at the expense of the underprivileged are not entitled to seek exemption from serving them in government hospitals.
Against Medical Ethics: The prime object of the medical profession is to render service to humanity.
- Denial of treatment to poor patients in government hospitals despite agreeing to the same, under the bond, goes against the ethos of medical ethics.

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