Dr. Kundan Suman v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Single judge oral order dismissing a writ petition where 46 specialist doctors sought re-posting as Senior Residents/Specialists. The court refused to entertain the Certiorari plea for lack of exhaustion of remedies, having previously granted permission to apply for a separate Senior Resident advertisement.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to submit representations to competent authority within one month for appropriate order within three months.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3477 of 2023
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- Dr. Kundan Suman Son of Mr. P.N. Suman, Resident of Kamalpur, Ward No.- 13, P.O.- Kamalpur, P.S.- B. Kothi, District- Purnia.
- Dr. Jitendra Kumar, Son of Sidhnath Saw, Resident of Village- Ebrahimpur, P.O. and P.S.- Shakurabad, Amain, District- Jehanabad.
- Dr. Abhilasha Smriti, Daughter of Prof. Dinanath, Resident of English Block, N.H.- 82, J.J. College, Manpur, P.O. and P.S.- Buniyadganj, DistrictGaya.
- Dr. Priya Ranjan, Daughter of Raj Kumar Choudhary, Resident of MohallaI.T.I. Hostel Road, Bans Kothi, Digha Ghat, P.S.- Digha, District- Patna.
- Dr. Priya, Daughter of Ramwir Choudhary, Resident of N/346, Police Line, Near Manoram Maternity Surgical Home Pvt. Ltd., Police Line, P.S.Rampur, District- Gaya.
- Dr. Santosh Kumar Bagesh, Son of Ramashray Prasad Sinha, Resident of Mohalla- Teli Tola, Saida Bazar, Near Kali Asthan, P.S.- Hilsa, DistrictNalanda.
- Dr. Amit Kumar, Son of Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Resident of Village- Bangla Kothi, Feri Road, Barari, P.O. and P.S.- Barari, District- Bhagalpur.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a writ petition challenging the posting of post-graduate medical doctors as medical officers instead of senior residents should be entertained when the petitioners have not approached the comp
Whether an interim direction to be allowed to appear for a separate senior resident advertisement is appropriate given the response from the department?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Dr. Kundan Suman and 45 others
- respondent
State of Bihar
Coram
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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