Resume work in 48 hours: High Court tells junior doctors

Hyderabad: Pointing out that doctors, being life savers cannot resort to any form of strikes, the bench asked the junior doctors to resume their duty within 48 hours and directed the Telangana State government not to resort to any penal action against them keeping in view their future.

Referring to the arguments of the state government that it cannot take a decision on the demand pertaining to rural service, the bench directed the government to find a solution to the other legitimate demands of the junior doctors.

Maintaining that the court does acknowledge the services of the medical profession as a noble service, the bench said that the government is at liberty to take action against the striking doctors if they fail to resume duty strictly in accordance with law.