Join Work or Face Action: Bombay HC threatens Striking Doctors

Mumbai: Continuing the strike over the doctors assault for a third day, 4000 resident doctors across 17 government hospitals in Maharashtra, including four in Mumbai, continued their mass Casual Leave today. While emergency services were not disrupted, other functioning of the hospitals almost came to a full stop as angry doctors refused to join back work.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that 4000 resident doctors across the state of Maharashtra had put down their pens and put their stethoscopes aside after a series of assaults were reported from various corners of the state. This indeed included the merciless thrashing of a GMC doctor in Dhule, which resulted him losing his vision in one eye.

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Meanwhile, post lunch, the PIL challenging the doctors strike came on hearing. The court while posting the matter for tomorrow directed the doctors to resume duties immediately. The doctors strike is reported to have not gone well with the honorable court, who rapped the doctors for going on strike

"It is a shame on the profession, if doctors go on strike like factory men then they are unfit to be doctors," the bench stated. It also said how can resident doctors be scared for their safety if regular doctors are continuing working.