Hyderabad:The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued interim orders directing that in-service doctors with Telangana domicile, who completed their MBBS outside the state, be granted eligibility for admission to postgraduate medical education courses in Telangana under the in-service category.
Advocate Sriram, representing the in-service doctors, argued before the Supreme Court that many doctors, despite completing their MBBS outside Telangana due to the circumstances prevailing in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh, returned to serve as contract doctors in Telangana for a prolonged period.
These doctors, based on their Telangana domicile, subsequently joined regular government service and have been serving the people of Telangana for six to 10 years.
He contended that they deserve eligibility to pursue postgraduate medical education under the in-service category.
After hearing the arguments, the Supreme Court judge issued interim orders in favour of the in-service doctors.
The judge directed the legal representatives of the Telangana state government, advocates Shankar Narayana and Shravan Kumar Karanam, to immediately facilitate admission opportunities for these candidates in the postgraduate courses. The government’s legal representatives expressed their willingness to comply, assuring the court that the state would ensure the eligibility of Telangana in-service doctors for PG admissions.
In-service candidates expressed their joy at this favourable judgment and extended gratitude to the Telangana government for responding positively. They particularly thanked health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha for taking a proactive role in addressing their concerns.
