Supreme Court refuses to consider the petition of UP doctors; Some doctors of UP had demanded NOC for studies outside the state

The Supreme Court refused to entertain the plea of some doctors from Uttar Pradesh. By filing the petition, the doctors had sought a direction to the state government to give NOC for pursuing postgraduate diploma courses outside the state. The top court said that this is a policy matter and at present, we cannot interfere in it.

A bench of Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari observed that the petitioner doctors have not only sought NOC but also challenged the policy. In fact, on May 6, in view of the second wave of Corona, the Uttar Pradesh government had issued a notification saying that doctors working in the state cannot currently take study leave for further studies outside the state.
The bench told senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for the petitioner, that he can challenge this policy of the state government in the High Court. The bench said that if the petition is filed, we request the High Court to dispose of it expeditiously.
During the hearing, Additional Advocate General Garima Prasad, appearing for Uttar Pradesh, told the bench that in view of the situation of Corona, the state government has banned doctors from going out and studying. The state government believes that there is a great need for doctors in the state right now. The petitioner doctor was demanding NOC for studies in AIIMS.

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