Delhi AIIMS warns resident doctors against protest on campus

NEW DELHI, 13 Aug: The AIIMS Delhi has warned its protesting resident doctors against holding any demonstration on or around the hospital campus,stating it is in violation of high court directions and amounts to contempt of court.
The Delhi AIIMS’ Resident Doctors’ Association on Monday went on an indefinite strike, suspending all elective and non-essential services, including OPDs and wards, to protest the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government hospital in Kolkata(WB).
The administration issued an office memorandum on Monday, drawing the attention of all resident doctors to the “Code of conduct as enshrined by the division bench of the high court of Delhi on 20.05.2002 in CWP No 5166 of 2001 in the matter of” court of its own motion vs All India Institute of Medical Sciences.”
It further stated that violation of the high court orders by individuals, students, employees, group of employees, students, resident doctors, associations, unions, etc, will be in contravention of the directions of the high court and make them liable for disciplinary actions and also for contempt of court. (PTI)
It asked all HoD and centre chiefs to send the attendance of the resident doctors everyday by 3 pm.(PTI)