Kozhikode Medical College directed to release stipend of senior resident doctor denied due to extended leave

The resident doctor had secured permission from the Director of Medical Education (DME) to go on leave as he had to travel abroad for the treatment of his wife. Despite the DME's permission, authorities refused to release his due stipend.

According to a recent media report, the doctor has been identified as a senior resident doctor of Kozhikode Government Medical College, whose wife was a cancer victim. She was diagnosed with the disease when she was pregnant. Later, she gave birth to her twin babies. The resident doctor asked the authorities to grant him a leave of 144 days as he had to take his wife to the United States for treatment.

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The Director of Medical Education permitted him the leave on the condition that when he returns, he would work for an equal number of days. The Hindu reports that the superintendent of the medical college in a report to the commission stated that the stipend could not be released as the number of leaves exceeded 45 days.