YDA strike: Government wants LHC order reviewed
Punjab government says LHC's order implies that doctors cannot be booked in any case.
LAHORE:
The Punjab government filed a review petition on Tuesday against a Lahore High Court order of July 7 wherein the court suspended all terminations, suspensions and show-cause notices issued by the government to the young doctors participating in strikes.
The review petition filed through Advocate General Punjab read that the order issued by Justice Ijazul Ahsan left many questions which needed to be answered.
The petition further said that the court had issued directions on matters to be taken up by a services tribunal.
The government stated that the order also gave an impression that doctors could not be booked in any case as they enjoyed immunity under the Punjab Health Care Commission Act, 2010. It referred to a recent incident where young doctors tortured a Special Branch’s personnel at the Services Hospital and also held him in illegal detention. Whether the doctors also enjoy immunity against registration of a case of such incidents, the petition questioned.
The review petition further pointed out that the petitions heard earlier by the court had sought action against the young doctors and cancellation of their licenses but the court, ignoring the prayer, extended relief to young doctors, which was never sought by anyone.
The government requested the court to clarify its July 7, 2012, order explaining the queries mentioned in the review petition.
The Punjab government filed a review petition on Tuesday against a Lahore High Court order of July 7 wherein the court suspended all terminations, suspensions and show-cause notices issued by the government to the young doctors participating in strikes.
The review petition filed through Advocate General Punjab read that the order issued by Justice Ijazul Ahsan left many questions which needed to be answered.
The petition further said that the court had issued directions on matters to be taken up by a services tribunal.
The government stated that the order also gave an impression that doctors could not be booked in any case as they enjoyed immunity under the Punjab Health Care Commission Act, 2010. It referred to a recent incident where young doctors tortured a Special Branch’s personnel at the Services Hospital and also held him in illegal detention. Whether the doctors also enjoy immunity against registration of a case of such incidents, the petition questioned.
The review petition further pointed out that the petitions heard earlier by the court had sought action against the young doctors and cancellation of their licenses but the court, ignoring the prayer, extended relief to young doctors, which was never sought by anyone.
The government requested the court to clarify its July 7, 2012, order explaining the queries mentioned in the review petition.