MD Paediatrics medico denied exam eligibility due to maternity leave- Telangana HC seeks response from NMC, KNRUHS
Hyderabad: The legal parameters of maternity leave for a postgraduate medical student will now be considered by the Telangana High Court, as a plea has been filed by a PG medico, who was denied permission to appear for her final year MD Paediatrics examination solely because of availing maternity leave.
The petitioner is from Gandhi Medical College and her final year MD Paediatrics exam is scheduled to be held from 07.10.2025 to 15.10.2025. She availed maternity leave during her period of study, which allegedly made the University declare her ineligible to appear for the exam.
Filing the plea before the High Court bench, the petitioner doctor urged the Court to issue a writ order by declaring the action of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), and the Principal of Gandhi Medical College in not declaring her eligible to appear for the final exam as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
She also sought a direction to the University and the medical college to consider her as eligible for final year postgraduate MD Paediatrics regular examinations and to declare her results along with other students.
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