The Delhi High Court today sought the city government's response on a plea alleging arbitrariness in the appointment of nurses in hospitals here.
Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued notice to Delhi government's Health and Family Welfare Department, Indian Nursing Council, and Delhi Nursing Council, seeking their responses before the next date of hearing in April next year.
The court also issued notices to Rajasthan Nursing Council and Rajeev Gandhi General Hospital on the plea of Sushma Chauhan, who has obtained a diploma in general nursing and midwifery from Rajasthan.
When she had applied for post of staff nurse at IHBAS here she was denied employment on the ground that her diploma is unrecognised, her petition filed through advocate Sugriva Dubey said, adding that she was later employed there.
However, in 2013, a circular was issued by IHBAS that registration from Delhi Nursing Council is mandatory and this was applicable only in the case of petitioner, the plea alleged.
She later applied for registration and got employment on contractual basis, the petition said, adding that her contract was further extended for period of three months in March, subject to protection of Delhi Nursing Council registration certificate.
She has alleged that the Indian and Delhi Nursing councils refused to give recognition to Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital, School of Nursing in Alwar in Rajasthan.
The plea also alleged that large number of nurses are employed in IHBAS and other hospitals under Delhi government and the Centre on the basis of Diploma from Rajasthan Nursing Council and are working as staff nurse, but others like the petitioner have been denied employment arbitrarily despite them having the same qualification.
