Staffing is govt policy, says HC, bins plea to appoint permanent dialysis staff in GH

OBSERVING that the creation of new posts and recruitment of candidates is within the realm of policy decision of the government, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought the appointment of sufficient number of permanent dialysis technicians in government hospitals in the state.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Madurai

A bench comprising justices J Nisha Banu and S Srimathy passed the order after the government counsel submitted that the government had taken a policy decision in 2020 that no new posts would be created in any department. Therefore, the government could not be forced to create new posts through court orders, the judges added.