NORI Issue: Is the government resorting to delaying tactics?

In a fresh development in the pending writ petition filed by MARD at the Bombay High court, Aurangabad Bench on the NORI Issue, the corum of judges of S.V Gangapurwala and A.M Badar,J have severly reprimanded the Union of India for not filing a timely reply affidavit in the court.

Mumbai: In the month of August, 2015, medical fraternity of the country had received of shock, when the government decided  not to issue the No obligation to return to India ( NORI) certificate, to doctors going abroad. This certificate is mandatory under law for doctors aspiring to study and gain work experience outside the country. The reasoning given by the government, was pointing out towards shortage of doctors in the country and to prevent the subsequent brain drain of doctors.

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The move of the government had instantly met with disapproval and agitation from the medical professionals and medical students alike who had retorted by pointing out that government was singelling out doctors as soft targets and the entire reasoning of brain drain that the government is citing is flawed. Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors, in response had filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court asking the court's intervention in revoking this decision calling it unconstitutional. Court had directed the government to file a reply within a week from the date of hearing in this regard.