MBBS grad seeks relief on Bond amount, HC issues notice to state

The matter would now be considered after the Diwali vacation. However, the Court has granted permission to the petitioner student and his father to approach during the vacation if they find it necessary.

Previously, the student, who wants to move abroad for further studies, had approached the single judge bench as the college management had not returned his original documents including the mark sheet on the ground that he didn't comply with the bond service terms.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that at that time even though the single judge bench comprising of Justice Karia had directed the Government to return the documents, it had also detested the practice adopted by few medical students who choose not to serve in the rural areas after completing their studies and move abroad instead.

"It was a pious duty on part of the student to render service to the government, to pay back the obligation he has undertaken by paying back to the society or to pay the money for not rendering his services in order to pursue his education abroad. By taking advantage of education facility available in the country and then fleeing abroad without rendering any service to this country is deprecated," the bench had noted at that time.

Citing a Supreme Court order, the High Court bench clarified that rendering services to the Government after the completion of the MBBS course was not unreasonable. In fact, the petitioner's contention that the student had studied from a private medical college was not a ground for escaping rural service, the court opined.

The Court further denied believing the fact that the student was unaware of the bond condition even after he had studied for five years.

However, the Court was also against interfering with the Government's decision over the bond and the bench had clarified that the government was entitled to recover Rs 2 lakh for the bond.

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