DR. MEENAKSHI SAXENA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY./ PRIN. SECY. MEDICAL HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/748/2025 · 2025-01-21
Alok Mathur
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:3760 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 748 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr. Meenakshi Saxena Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy./ Prin. Secy. Medical Health And Family Welfare And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jai Bahadur Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.
1. Heard Shri Jai Bahadur Singh, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for State and perused the material available on record.
2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner is working on the post of Medical Officer in Barabanki and has worked for nine years in rural area at CHC, Sirauli Gauspur, District Barabanki. It is stated that while being posted at C.H.C. Sirauli Gauspur, District Barabanki, a hundred bedded hospital also came in the same compound where the petitioner was asked to discharge his duties. It has further been submitted that the petitioner has applied for Post Graduation to NET P.G. Examination for which purposes a certificate has to be submitted by the petitioner certified that he has worked in the rural area for a minimum period of three years. Despite an application having been moved on 09.10.2024 for grant of the said certificate to the Chief Medical Officer, Barabanki but the same has not been forwarded by him to the State Government. Accordingly, the petitioner has not received the said certificate, which has to be submitted by him during the counselling.
3. It is further submitted that the third round of counselling is scheduled to be held on 22.01.2025 and 23.01.2025 and in case the petitioner is unable to submit the said certificate, his
candidature would not be considered for admission to the Post Graduate Course and accordingly, by means of the present writ petition has prayed for a direction to the respondents to issue the said experience certificate in the rural areas immediately prior to the said counselling.
4. Learned Standing Counsel does not opposed the prayer made by the petitioner.
5. Accordingly, the present writ petition is being disposed of with the direction to the petitioner to approach the Chief Medical Officer, Barabanki today itself by moving a representation, the Chief Medical Officer, Barabanki is further
directed to forward the said representation of the petitioner along with all requisite material and facts in this regard to respondent no. 2 i.e., Director General, Medical & Health Services, Swasthya Bhawan, Lucknow through special messenger. The respondent no. 2 after receipt of the said representation shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law latest by tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. and communicate his decision to the petitioner.
5. The office of learned Chief Standing Counsel is directed to communicate this order forthwith to both the concerned authorities for compliance and necessary action.
6. Office is directed to furnish certified copy of this order to
learned counsel for petitioner today itself on payment of usual charges. . (Alok Mathur, J.)
Order Date :- 21.1.2025 Virendra Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench