Kerala High Court Directs State to Maintain OPD, Essential Services During Ongoing Doctors’ Strike - Video

Published On 2026-02-28T17:36:18+05:30 | Updated On 28 Feb 2026 5:36 PM IST

Overview

Amid the ongoing indefinite hunger strike and boycott of OP services, non-emergency surgeries, and academic activities by senior government doctors over their long-pending demands, the Kerala High Court on February 26 passed an interim order directing the state government to ensure that the OPD and essential medical services in the government medical colleges are not disrupted during this period.

Observing that it is the State’s responsibility to ensure that medical services at government medical colleges and hospitals are not affected, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. said,

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Ensure OPD, essential medical services not disrupted during doctors strike: Kerala HC directs state

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