Government doctors can contest any elections after resigning from service: Calcutta HC


Kolkata, Mar 28 (IANS): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ruled that any doctor employed with the state government should be allowed to be a candidate in any elections if he/she resigns from service.

A single-judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha observed that being a doctor is already a noble profession and when a doctor wants to contest the elections, it has to be perceived that he/she is aiming to play a bigger role in serving society.

"Hence, in such cases, there should not be any hurdle in that doctor becoming a candidate in the elections after he or she resigns from service,” Justice Mantha observed as he heard the case of a state government doctor whose resignation letter was rejected by the state Health Department, citing some clauses of the bond that he had to sign while joining the service.

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Justice Mantha also observed that any person employed in public services, including state-run medical services, should be allowed to resign and contest the polls.

 

  

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