Contempt plea in SC for alleged violation of its order on doctors strike

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 10 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

An NGO has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking contempt proceedings against the Centre and Indian Medical Association (IMA) for alleged violation of its earlier 'order' with regard to doctors going on strike.

The top court had in November 2014 said: "We would only express our desire that the doctors, who carry out a noble service as God's agent by saving lives of people, should not resort to strikes with any intermittent cause but undertake their responsibility with efficiency and utmost sincerity at all times."

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First Published: Jul 10 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

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