The high court on Friday reminded doctors of the Hippocratic oath they had taken for patients’ welfare and hoped the state would consider the grievances of the agitating doctors and persuade them to resume duties. The bench directed the state government to persuade the agitating doctors to resume their duties and file a “comprehensive report” on June 21. Moving the petition on behalf of PBT, Kunal Saha said in court that the Supreme Court had restrained doctors from taking parts in strikes. At this moment, Calcutta High Court should declare a ban on the strike by the doctors,” he said. There may be some grievances of the agitating doctors.”The judge said the government should consider the grievances of the doctors and persuade them to resume duties at the earliest.

Source: The Telegraph June 15, 2019 01:07 UTC