Lahore High Court here on Tuesday issued notices to Punjab government, the Young Doctors Association and others for May 31 in a petition seeking directions for action against doctors who have announced fresh strike in the hospitals from May 12.
The court observed that Punjab government had announced a package for doctors and there was no reason to observe strike now. If any doctor observes strike, then action against him would be considered as per law. The petition was filed by Muhammad & Ahmad, a public interest litigation firm, through Muhammad Azhar Siddique submitted that doctors had violated PMDC rules and code of ethics by observing a 37 day strike. He said that as a result of the strike, 200 patients lost their lives but no action was taken against doctors, which encouraged them to observe a strike again.
He said that Lahore High Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, on April 8, 2010, had ordered Punjab government to hold an inquiry into the doctors' 37 day strike and losses during it. The CJ directed that responsible for the losses must be determined and they must get punished, he added. Azhar said that doctors again had announced a strike on May 12, without waiting for the inquiry commission report.
He said that the act was in violation of court orders and an attempt to take innocent lives of citizens, therefore, the action might be declared illegal and unconstitutional. He prayed to the court to issue directions to Pakistan Medical and Dental Council for taking action against doctors who were involved in a 37 days strike and announced a strike again on May 12.
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