DR SENDIMEREN AONOK AND 50 ORS v. THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 3 ORS
Court: Gauhati High Court
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
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Gauhati High Court judgment dated 2024-06-07. DR SENDIMEREN AONOK AND 50 ORS v. THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 3 ORS. Read the judgment and case details on...
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Page No. # 1/8 GAHC020004622023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : WP(C)/183/2023 DR SENDIMEREN AONOK AND 50 ORS ANESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE CONSULTANT, NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 2: DR. TALIKABA LONGKUMER GENERAL SURGERY MEDICAL OFFICER PHC LONGSA MOKOKCHUNG 3: DR. SHIKATO SEMA GENERAL SURGEON DISTRICT HOSPITAL ZUNHEBOTO 4: DR. KANATO MEDICAL OFFICER DISTRICT HOSPITAL ZUNHEBOTO 5: DR. SEZO ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 6: DR. ROKOLIEBI KHATE CONSULTANT (ORTHO). DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 7: DR. C. WATHSUTHO NYUTHE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SENIOR SPECIALIST NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA Page No. # 2/8 8: DR. PANGERTEMSU GYNAECOLOGIST JUNIOR SPECIALIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL PHEK 9: DR. KEHOUSETUE KUOTSU SENIOR SPECIALIST ( ORTHO) NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 10: DR. IMLISENBA JUNIOR SPECIALIST ( PAEDIATRIC IMKONGLIBA MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL MOKOKCHUNG 11: DR. ABI K.
ANGAMI CONSULTANT ( OBST AND GYNE) NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 12: DR. S. KUOTSUTHO CONSULTANT (OBST AND GYNE) DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 13: DR. SEYIECHUTUO SOLO SENIOR SPECIALIST (PATHO) NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 14: DR. H. MLATO SHIKHU SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 15: DR. YETOVI TUCCA CONSULTANT (OBGY) DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 16: DR. PFUKROLO KOZA SENIOR SPECIALIST (DENTIST) NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 17: DR. KEDOZETO PUNYU CONSULTANT (ENT) Page No. # 3/8 NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 18: DR. TEMJENSUNEP JUNIOR SPECIALIST ORTHOPAEDICS CHC MEDZHIPHEMA 19: DR. THEPFUSANO CONSULTANT ( RADIOLOGY) NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 20: DR. CHIKROZHO KEZO CONSULTANT (PSYCHIATRIST) DISTRICT HOSPITAL WOKHA 21: DR. RUUTUOU SORHIE CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICS NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 22: DR. KEVEDUYI THEYO CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER TUENSANG 23: DR. WEMERI KNUTSOH SENIOR SPECIALIST ANAESTHETIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL PHEK 24: DR.
NOUNENUO TERHESE JUNIOR SPECIALIST OBST AND GYNAE NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 25: DR. ALBERT T. POCHURY JUNIOR SPECIALIST MEDICINE NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA Page No. # 4/8 26: DR. K. AKAHO SEMA DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL ZUNHEBOTO 27: DR. CHUMDEMO KIKON JUNIOR SPECIALIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL KOHIMA 28: DR. KITAKA SUKHATO WOTSA JUNIOR SPECIALIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 29: DR. GWALOZ THONG ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DISTRICT HOSPITAL LONGLENG 30: DR. TOHITO H. ACHUMI ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DISTRICT HOSPITAL ZUNHEBOTO 31: DR. MHALEVILIE JUNIOR SPECIALIST NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 32: DR. R. ZHIMATHO SENIOR SPECIALIST (ENT) DISTRICT HOSPITAL PHEK 33: DR. BONGAU PHOM JUNIOR DENTAL SURGEON DISTRICT HOSPITAL LONGLENG 34: DR. AMAN KONYAK SR. SPECIALIST (OBG) DISTRICT HOSPITAL MON 35: DR. KUOTHO T. NYUWI SURGERY NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHJORITY Page No. # 5/8 KOHIMA 36: DR. WUNGYONG KONYAK DPO/ DIC MON 37: DR. Y.
IMLONGCHABA JUNIOR SPECIALIST DERMATOLOGY VENEREOLOGY AND LEPROLOGY DISTRICT HOSPITAL PEREN 38: DR. KHRIEMENUO KOZA SENIOR SPECIALIST (PAEDS) NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 39: DR. MARTSUDEN SENIOR SPECIALIST (ORTHO) IMKONGLIBA MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAK MOKOKCHUNG 40: DR. AZO LOUIS KHARUTSO SENIOR SPECIALIST (OBGYN) NAGA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY KOHIMA 41: DR. TOVIKA V. YEPTHOMI SENIOR SPECIALIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL ZUNHEBOTO 42: DR. VISIETSOLIE VUPRU ORTHOPAEDIC SENIOR SPECIALIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL PHEK 43: DR. KRUNICHUNO RINO ENT SENIOR SPECIALIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL WOKHA 44: DR. KILANGWABANG PONGENER SMO (MEDICINE) IMKONGLIBA MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL Page No. # 6/8 MOKOKCHUNG 45: DR. CHUBASANEN SENIOR SPECIALIST DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 46: DR. CHIKROZHO KEZO CONSULTANT 9PSYCHIATRIST) DISTRICT HOSPITAL WOKHA 47: DR. ADEMLA TINU CONSULTANT (OBG) IMKONGLIBA MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL MOKOKCHUNG 48: DR. NIRIETHONO CONSULTANT (MEDICINE) DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 49: DR.
MOATHUNG ODYUO SMO DISTRICT HOSPITAL LONGLENG 50: DR. SUTSUNGKOKLA IMCHEN JUNIOR SPECIALISR (SKIN) DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIMAPUR 51: DR. TALIWABA AO SR. DENTAL SURGEON IMKONGLIBA MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL MOKOKCHUN VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND, NAGALAND, KOHIMA 2:THE COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT NAGALAND Page No. # 7/8 KOHIMA. 4:THE PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR DIRECTOTATE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE NAGALAND KOHIM For the petitioner (s) : Mr. Sentiyanger, Advocate For the respondent (s) : Mr. N. Mozhui, Advocate BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH O R D E R 07. 06. 2024 The petitioners herein have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court challenging the Office Memorandum dated 31. 07.
2023 whereby the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government and Nagaland, Health and Family Welfare Department have issued various instructions thereby not permitting the in-service Government Doctors to engage in private practice as well as also directing all the private hospitals, clinics, nursing home not to engage in-service Government Doctors, Nurses, Technicians and Health Workers in the establishments. 2. This Court has duly taken note of that the said Office Memorandum dated 31. 07. 2023 is issued in terms with Section 3 read with Section 8 of the Nagaland Healthcare Establishment Act, 1997 (for short, ‘the Act of 1997’). 3. Mr. Sentiyanger, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the said Office Memorandum Page No. # 8/8 infringes the rights of the petitioners under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India. Be that as it may, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Office Memorandum dated 31. 07.
2023 has been issued in pursuance to the Act of 1997, and as such, without a challenge to the said Act of 1997, the petitioners would not be in a position to succeed in the instant writ petition. He therefore submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the instant writ petition with a liberty to file a fresh one by challenging the said Act of 1997 as well as also seeking other consequential reliefs. 4. Taking into account the above submission, this Court is of the opinion that without a challenge to the Act of 1997, the petitioners cannot succeed in the challenge to the Office Memorandum dated 31. 07. 2023. 5. Under such circumstances, this Court permits the petitioner to withdraw the instant writ petition and grants the liberty as sought for herein above. 6. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands dismissed on withdrawal subject to the liberty given hereinabove. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant
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