HC dismisses plea to appoint Dialysis Technicians in Govt Hospitals

The bench, consisting of Justices J. Nisha Banu and S. Srimathy, passed the order after hearing submissions from the government counsel, who argued that the Tamil Nadu government had already implemented a policy decision in 2020 prohibiting the creation of new posts in any department. As a result, the judges clarified that the court cannot compel the government to create new positions through judicial orders.

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However, when the matter was presented before the current bench, the government counsel clarified that there was no shortage of dialysis technicians in state-run medical institutions. The counsel highlighted that the state had already taken proactive steps to address the issue by recruiting 158 permanent dialysis technicians to staff the existing dialysis units across the state.

Additionally, 268 dialysis technicians had been recruited through the Medical Recruitment Board (MRB) and the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), while 240 students were working as interns to gain practical experience in dialysis care. The government counsel, further citing the ban, requested the dismissal of the petition.