#medical officers

Allahabad High Court rules that government servants, including MBBS doctors with over five years of service, are entitled to three years of extraordinary leave for postgraduate studies under Clause 3 of the Government Order dated 10.02.2022, even if they do not claim service weightage. The ruling mandates leave approval regardless of weightage claims, reinforcing service jurisprudence for medical officers.

Rajasthan High Court rules that selected medical officers must be relieved immediately for Senior Residency Course, holding that administrative exigencies cannot override constitutional rights under Article 21. The judgment mandates compliance with CCS rules, ensuring career progression for in-service doctors without jeopardizing public health services.

Delhi High Court dismissed a petition challenging the superannuation age of GREF/BRO medical officers, holding that retirement age policy is an executive prerogative beyond judicial review unless arbitrariness is proven. The ruling reaffirms that parity claims under Article 14 do not override policy decisions absent manifest discrimination.

MP High Court reaffirms that Medical Officers in Gazetted service under the MP Public Health Service Rules are entitled to serve until 65, relying on the 2007 amendment to Fundamental Rule 56. The ruling settles service conditions for over 5,000 medical officers in the state, ensuring parity with earlier precedents like Dr. Kanti Lal Sahu's case.