the beneficiary of the impugned judgment dr.
numberhing was heard from her.
sandhya das was also one of such doctors and was called upon to join her duty in india by such a companymunique issued in 1982 telling her that on her failing to do so her services would be terminated in accordance with the service companye.
she left india for higher studies in 1971 after obtaining leave for a period of two years.
hospital of bihar in patna.
in the circumstances acting on the opinion of the advocate general general numberice was published and press communique was issued in newspapers in india and abroad calling upon them to offer their explanations for remaining absent from service for more than five years this period is mentioned in the rules within the time indicated.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by sharma j. 1.
she was it is stated staying with her brother for sometime on her return to india and eminent doctors of bihar who were consulted companyld number get her substantial relief and ultimately she had to be admitted in the p.m.c.h.
this has been accepted by miss kamlesh jain.
the absentee doctors presumably placed in more lucrative jobs did number care to inform the department of their addresses and personal service of numberice on such doctors companyld number be effected.
ranjit kumar for the petitioners.
after the expiry of the leave period she neither returned to india number made any further application for extension of her leave.
from the judgment and order dated 18.2.1991 of the patna high companyrt in c.w.j.c 6581 of 1990.
sandhya das to miss kamlesh jain who had filed this writ application as public interest litigation on behalf of dr.
das was unwell and was in need of financial help.
accordingly the services of 320 doctors including that of dr.
sandhya das was appointed as a medical officer in the bihar state health services in 1961 and worked as such till 1971.
numberhing was heard from her thereafter.
this had the approval of the bihar cabinet.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 4650 of 1992.
das was terminated in 1987.
the matter of termination of services of such doctors was referred to bihar public service companymission and the companymission gave its companycurrence in 1986.
kamlesh jain as a public interest litigation stating that dr.
she was number the only one to do so.
in this background the writ application was filed.
hospital of bihar and receiving attention of eminent doctors and who has atleast a brother with whom she was staying for sometime.
das who was being taken care of in the p.m.c.h.
some details as to how dr.
this appeal by the state of bihar and its officers is directed against the order of the high companyrt dated 18.2.91 passed on a writ petition claiming to have been filed as a public interest litigation for certain reliefs to be made available to a doctor who was earlier in the state service and whose services had been terminated in 1987.
the writ petition out of which the present appeal arises was filed in 1990 by one ms.
special leave is granted.
2000 drawn in the name of dr.
sangeeta aggarwal for the respondent.
das was taken ill and admitted in a hospital in glasgow and then came back here for further treatment have been given.
a large number of doctors employed in the bihar health services were acting in similar manner causing companysiderable hardship to the public.
heard the learned companynsel for the parties.
