The Supreme Court has asked the union government and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to provide an appropriate response and explanation to a contempt petition filed by an NGO. The NGO submitted a petition against doctors going on a strike despite the apex court prohibition. A bench led by the Chief Justice of India has issued a notice on the petition filed by an NGO, which claims that doctors calling up a strike can be detrimental for those seeking medical care and, therefore, the medical fraternity should be refrained from taking such actions in future.
The petition was filed following the lack of the government’s and IMA’s efforts to prevent the doctors’ strike held on June 17, 2019, which left thousands of patients in dire straits. The strike was carried out to demonstrate solidarity with the striking doctors of West Bengal following the assault on two junior doctors at one of…
