{"id":210354,"date":"2009-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-krishna-bhat-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-22-january-2009"},"modified":"2014-12-11T04:28:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T22:58:23","slug":"b-krishna-bhat-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-22-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-krishna-bhat-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-22-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"B Krishna Bhat vs State Of Karnataka on 22 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
B Krishna Bhat vs State Of Karnataka on 22 January, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
<\/pre>\n
in THE HIGH court? or KARNATAKA AT ~  ” <\/p>\n
DATED 1’1-us THE 22″ DAY OF JANUARY,’ ‘  <\/p>\n
PRESENT<\/p>\n
mm HOWBLE am. P.l). nINAKARAx;’m?’uEF J\ufb01g\ufb01c\ufb01 ”<\/p>\n
AND _ % 4
\nTHE I-IOWBLE MR.&\u00a3E_\u00a7TIQE’;”V’# \u00a7,!\u00a7{\ufb013HA!;iIT” <\/p>\n
Writ Petitiog No. 142%’ T_
\nWrit      PIL)
\nwrit Petjggon No. ;4$:91″:%:\u00a7\u00a7\u00a3_V 2o1<).3j_:'   39 % <\/p>\n
Between:  ….  N "\n<\/p>\n
B.Krishna Bhai.\n<\/p>\n
Aged about 376  V  ._   =<\/p>\n
Son of late B. Nan}’iya:1.a Bhat ; = V <\/p>\n
510.399, 3 P Road T  V’   <\/p>\n
Gir\ufb01gagar, Be_inga}ore 5661,08 V : Petitioner<\/p>\n
(By    Advocate}<\/p>\n
V cf
\nA _  Principal Sqcmtary<\/p>\n
oepa-rtmnjt of Healtll and Medical Services<\/p>\n
    ‘!_1’ka_sV$oudI}iaa, Dr Ambcdkar Veeclhi
\n‘ ‘ .  Bangalore’ 560 ()0 I<\/p>\n
   State Government Medical
\n.  ‘\u00a3);\ufb01<:'t:x\u00a7s Association, by its Secretary<\/p>\n
.. \ufb01lialisia Rao circic, Bangalore 560 009<\/p>\n
3. Medicai Council of india<\/p>\n
by its Secretazy,<\/p>\n
No.9, Temple Lane, Khotle Road   _
\nNew Delhi 1 19 011 :Respo’:Jg:1cI1ts ?’
\n(Sm: Niloufer Akbar, AGA for R1;  2 A  .g _ . V V .
\nSri Ravi Verma Kumar, Senior Advocate, =__for;-\u00a3~.’a?vi 2\/rams
\nAssociates, for R2   W  A V–  ‘
\nSzi N.Khetty, Advocate for R3 )<\/p>\n
Writ petition \ufb01led under Articles 326 Sn 227 off the
\nConstitution of India praying to dixeQt~~–f3i1\u00e9”.rc5&pondei1i:s;. 3.\/to 3 to
\nmake necessary efforts to mstbre ‘i;11e_assistancc and
\nservice to the patients ail over the ‘ [tails it Wa\u00a7sA.be\u00bbfQm etc,<\/p>\n
Writ D\u00a2tit__i_g1_ No.14gs5-gggoas’  ~ I’; V<\/p>\n
Between:\n<\/p>\n
S.V-asudeva,       _<\/p>\n
Advocate, aged ‘abcut 68 ‘3x\u00a7a,;~s  V ”   ~<\/p>\n
Ne.?8\/2,Sus1me’ia Road  <\/p>\n
Doddamavallj ” _ Q , <\/p>\n
Baliigalore 56,5004 ”     ‘ :Pet1’tio}:1er<\/p>\n
{Sz*I\u00a73 .Va$u1;l.c\u00a7\u00a7:a,”;)a1*1;3f-in~;5\u00e9f\u00e9i$i1)<\/p>\n
And:  V<\/p>\n
 .. The G<'m;r1  xmgtit L:\u00ab'\u00a73i"i{a111ata}{a
\nBy its Chief \ufb01ecyctaxjfr,
\n. . .'.\u00ab{i\u00a7,_ha12a soudhgz, 'Bangalore 560 {)0 1<\/p>\n
  I-Ieralth and Famiiy pianning
\n_  {3(iv;'c:_1i:_1m:\ufb01t of Karnataka
\n  "ii-ijt':11:;_3na sjoudha, Bangalore 1<\/p>\n
  Diixector of Health,
\n Govezhment of Karnataka
\nAntanda rao circle, Bangalore<\/p>\n
4. President,<\/p>\n
Kazmaizaka Medical O\ufb01ices Association
\nVictoria Hospital<\/p>\n
Bangalore<\/p>\n
5. Chairman
\nIndian Medical Council<\/p>\n
No.9, Tempic Lane<\/p>\n
Kotle Road  ‘  ” ‘ ‘
\nNew Delhi 110 911 __    :Respo11tioJ:its<\/p>\n
( Smt Niloufer Akbar, AGA for R31 \u00abto R7.3;i  ;   .A .,<\/p>\n
Sri Ravi Vanna Kumar, Senior Advoc\u00e9tt\u00e9g fc_\u00ab~r_  ‘fverxna Kumar<\/p>\n
Associates, forR.a4   .  =  7 ”\n<\/p>\n
Sri N.Khctty, Advocato..fc:r_R..5 )
\nWrit petition’ ‘ Iil\ufb01d  8a 227 of the<\/p>\n
Constitution of India, p\u00bbraying to-.direot the jrospondents 1 to 3 to<\/p>\n
make necessa1fj*t”E:\u00a31″ofts to; restore th\u00e9””medica1 assistance and<\/p>\n
service to the patients’  over tho ‘State as it was before etc.,<\/p>\n
These Writ  “op for pxeiioamaxy hearing this
\nday, tho Court drziivereci  foI1owing:-<\/p>\n
V A_ J\ufb01bommxw
\n   \u00ab t:j{:)\u00a7z1;%;\u00a2r;\u00a7;: by P.\u00a3}.D1nakara11, co.)<\/p>\n
  Sinc6.__oommo:t;;:gues\ufb01ons arise for consideration 1’11 both. the<\/p>\n
‘.(2V’\u00a3.-it-1\u20ac\u00a7\u00a7,”{‘.1fl\u20ac}7 am \ufb01\u00e9md together and by consent, they are taken up<\/p>\n
:2)””7I’heso public interest litigations are \ufb01led seeking<\/p>\n
 writ: or direction to the State of Karnataka to take<\/p>\n
W .\n<\/p>\n
immediate action to put an end to the strike by doctors svorv1V;it1 g*i_n<\/p>\n
the government hospitals and to issue a dizection that  it <\/p>\n
practising medicine cannot go on strike a\ufb01’ecting__ftheV gieneraii”  <\/p>\n
pubiic. The prayers also include seeking d\ufb01eceeg :2; tie, <\/p>\n
Government and the Ministry of Health  :’Fami1y[  to it<\/p>\n
take appropriate disciplinary _procee\u20aciit2gs agaiesta
\ndoctors who have acted again”st_ – public
\ninterest and to deal with them,  law; to declare
\nthat the stnke called   ‘fi\ufb01edicai oeieers’
\nAssociation,     unconstituticzial
\nand that tl1ey’:’:__I1a\\{eA   from medical service to
\nwhich they have been  \u00e9iovemment hospital all over
\nthe State;   Indian Medicai Cou_nci1~ 55*’-1′<\/p>\n
  action against the members of the<\/p>\n
   Association, who have acted iilegaily<\/p>\n
T’  Imco\ufb01stitutioizaiiy.\n<\/p>\n
    Viii\ufb01etitioners in these PILS have only vindicated the<\/p>\n
   of the public at large and particularly that of the common<\/p>\n
it V{j2;3ei1’4″e\u00a7’Hthe society, who are below the middle class, economically<\/p>\n
 and downtmeiden, and those who mostly need the medicai<\/p>\n
facilities of the Government hospitals. The stiike called <\/p>\n
Karnataka Medical O\ufb01icers’ Association that the  ~<\/p>\n
doctors propose to go on strike from 1’2.11__.20{)_$ neces’sl:tatedV  <\/p>\n
petitioners to approach this Court in the al3ovt\u00e9_”P\u20ac3\u20ac.s,’lt \u00bbt_k1’atj’tot\u00a7 if<\/p>\n
days after commencement of the strikelV_tJ’3i_tl1e    <\/p>\n
4) NoI1.nal1y’, this Court jwould   the
\nPress reports; but at the same  i’i\u00a7\ufb02’\ufb01ltawj!’.  ._proper for this
\nCourt to close the eyes to the   Press an\u00e9
\nthe media with   intetisifying the
\nstrike througl1o11t–.   boycotting of emergency
\nservices like   (labour), Medico-legal
\nservices etc:  the  131 November, 2008.<\/p>\n
    to our notice that except in teaching<\/p>\n
;_._hos\u00a7:ite33.,_  medical help and treament across the<\/p>\n
  hospitals and \u00a5’rima1y Health Centres that<\/p>\n
l  tl3leV.l~:’Iealt}3. anti Fmily Welfare Department, su\ufb01fezecl.<\/p>\n
 .\u00a7{oWe1;e:%,VVWe_..\u00a7lso appreciate that some of the doctors were on duty<\/p>\n
   .c_a}e of the emergency labour and admizlisfzative sections<\/p>\n
1\/ help the yoor age\u00e9 needy, that too with skeletal strength.<\/p>\n
3) If any person of medical profusion
\n(tioctors on duty) were to resort to such strikes,<\/p>\n
demivi\ufb01\ufb01 the immediate medical attention   A4<\/p>\n
treatment to the persons in real need, the
\nauthorities should not hesitate   ‘
\npxovisions of the Essential Serviees
\nAct. 1968 if necessary by tereatin\u00a3.Ati3.e metiieei 1 ‘
\nservices to the person in vree’i’~~._nee’tV’i to
\n essential service.” L\u00bb t  t <\/p>\n
{ empha  ._sup’f\u00a7i\u00a3e;\u00a7A}Vt” .. __ V ,  ‘ *~ . . M<\/p>\n
1}) Despite ?he’\u00ab1_eibove c_1i.\u20acetion\u00b0x–:No,3;\u00abwe are rather<\/p>\n
surprised that”   a very lenient View
\nagainst the   in November, 2008. Of
\ncauzse, the Goverexjment  action under Ruie 10643 of
\nKagjnataka   R”tde.s__\u00a7::y issuing notices to the doctors who<\/p>\n
we1:1t:g);\u00a31\ufb01ro;=,%&A”*\u00a7.\u00a3).11.2O08 to 13.11.2008 causing much<\/p>\n
:;A”‘.i_\u00a7e1C(}I1Vt3ilE}f’xf3′,AVi.](3,fJ  uf’_i;he’;= \ufb01ublic health service which is in clear<\/p>\n
vifieletion oft’I.:stajn”\u00a3I:3i:hf  “‘<\/p>\n
pursuance of a strike. We am unable   <\/p>\n
taken by the Government in this Iegaid, as in g;t;\u00a7S;9gzri91ation.M<\/p>\n
of the directions of the Qivision Bench  iu:sT_s’i’1edV}i1;1 Writ
\npetition No.-43362\/1999 dated ‘:I.$’;3\u00a2.2<.3o5i., I  ~   ' "\n<\/p>\n
12) With the  “of  the same as
\nhereunder ‘ T . A V. ‘
\n“…..the 1’-.\u00a7ta_!:e #i2atl1.{iri1;ie:>s\u00e9:”‘$ho1ild not hesitate to
\napply the up:ovisi_6’s;t.;s~_ d=\u00a3, t!:;\u00e9 Essential Services
\nMaintenance “Act, v1S2_68\u00ab,\\if’z1uecessary by treating the
\n V.medic;3gl $e:~vice\u00a7 in \u00abperson in real need to be an<\/p>\n
13)’   \u00a7r~;t\u00a7ed law that the govemment servants have<\/p>\n
. .  to go  ‘strike ether fundamentally, statuto\ufb01ly or mora\ufb01y.<\/p>\n
  time and again, have declared that the employees<\/p>\n
‘A  .\u00a7:{\u00e91;1*\u00a3:_”‘n”G fgmdamental right to resort to strike. There is no statutory<\/p>\n
 fLpn;;vuision empowe\ufb01ng the employees to_ go 013. strike. The<\/p>\n
 ‘C’t:(VZ!’V’+It3I’I{1I1\u20acIi’i employees cannot take the society at ransom by going<\/p>\n
E1<\/p>\n
on striice. Even if there is any injustice to some
\n(iemocra\ufb01c welfare State, the Government doctors   _
\nresort to the machinery provided under various   u
\nnedressal of their grievance. The strike,   in .’
\nmisused. which result in n1ai~admi13ist1’a\u00a7ion.\u00abV”If’1::ie
\nsociety as a whole. \u00a311 a society    ecale
\nunemployment and number    eagerly
\nwaiting for employment in the   or in the
\npublic sector undeI*ta}.:n::gs: ;*  st\ufb01iee  jnsti\ufb01ed on any<\/p>\n
equitable ground.\n<\/p>\n
14) For  instead of going on strike,
\nif the gevennznent sexivants’ \u00a310 eotee more work henestly, diiigently<\/p>\n
andi.Ve.\ufb01icien\ufb02\u00a7;,  Ages_ture”;\u00a7eoLdd not only be appreciated by the<\/p>\n
 autho’z31’ty:V   ” at large. The mason being, in a<\/p>\n
 .r;i em9crae3?  they are government empioyees, they are<\/p>\n
A ” ~n paxeeief governing body and owe duty to the society
\n “”-‘:Q.’~.,(‘;iicVie—T\u00a5:\u00a7{.R;\u00a7.f\u00a7A.3ARAJAN vs. GQVERNMENT 012’ TAMILNADU AND
\n&  MR 2003 Sc 3032). of eeuree, in the instant case, few
\nVVeegcve;enment doctors were sineexeiy working in the hospitals<\/p>\n
V\u00a7:1enes\ufb02y and diligentiy not being in\ufb02uenced by the strike calle\u00e9. In<\/p>\n
our considered opinion, their sezvices duxing the   _<\/p>\n
desexves to be appreciated by the Governmextt and   u <\/p>\n
con\ufb01dence that the Government woulci aniqounce ‘tad :’V’ .’<\/p>\n
doctors who worked during the Ielevazrt atriicetpexixnd.<\/p>\n
15) It is neediess to  the ti\u00e9veitxment
\nthat in Karnataka there is also    Kamataka
\nState Civil Selvices (.   5:5, 1966 which
\ngoverns the \ufb01eld,  But, we do
\nnet u31derstanc’ivt”ht)x*:I’VAV.t’Vi;”t3:    Act had not been
\nbrought to the:”‘.;to’ti:<:e'    by the authorities or
\noverlooked by the  Section 3 of the Karnataka
\nState Qivil  (?re\u00a7e11ti9;r_.tof Strikes) Act, 1966 which governs<\/p>\n
the  gates' deVt:\u00a7a1*\u20act\u00a7"'\u00a3.\u00a51at no State Civil Servant shall resort to<\/p>\n
 ~16)  ob'\u00a7ewed by the: Apex Court in the case of AIR 2003<\/p>\n
 (:nzp:'a)V,"'wh.ateve1' the reason may be, it may not be proper<\/p>\n
  ge\u00bb\u00a7rern"A'2ne11t servants to resort to stnk' 6, even 'though they<\/p>\n
  Vt ,  ge\ufb01uxltle and bona \ufb01de grievance. That has to be redzessed<\/p>\n
'By Iesorting to the mackxinexy prcvided uncier the statutory<\/p>\n
powers governing' the government servants, but not a<\/p>\n
shake.\n<\/p>\n
1′?) We do acknowledge the seivicieefivoti it<\/p>\n
profession as a noble service. Every’ it_3jU.It\u00a2tiA.vC.f\u20aciZ\u20ac1}–.’E\u00a5fQ1.3.ght fori<\/p>\n
txeatmezit should iIz$tantaneousijg_&’be   V\u00a5)Vj]:’CS\u20acI’VC
\nlife and thereafter the   allowed to
\noperate in order to   even any
\nisolated incident hga\u00e9   assault on a dector,
\nsuch an   i1\u00e9’v’e~V– been proceeded under
\ngenera}  iaiw; V  .C311!101T be a gmund for
\ndeclaring a publicu” is argued by Szti Ravi Verma
\n  f:\u00a7e:-:nio1′ ie\u00a3)–‘aii:;:1\u00a7_e1\u00a2:’1br the 4*” respondent that same of<\/p>\n
the AiI:i_e<:lAic::2'::.i.. jprgtessitixiais were attacked for the lapses committed.<\/p>\n
   '  <\/p>\n
V .18)   do not contemplate death by negligence.<\/p>\n
  'at the government hospitals positioned to meet the<\/p>\n
 is, therefore, duty bound to extend medical<\/p>\n
  V  Vasisiletiaiieei for pieserving life, as observed by the Apex Court in the<\/p>\n
"of PLPARAMANANQ KATARA Vs UMON 09' INDIA Arm<\/p>\n
5%'?\n<\/p>\n
g’_WWW,,W,,,t<\/p>\n
ma %  <\/p>\n
20) We also Iepose our mn\ufb01dence in the .,
\nkeeping in mind the status of the doctors, which ja.   M
\nprofession, whether they are employed in Go\\}enunei1t  <\/p>\n
elsewheze, the Government will come  a s.o {lufion ”
\ntheir reasonable grievances prompigly.<\/p>\n
21) With these dixeciions, we..r:.1ose   ‘1:\u00a7ev\u00a3i’fio1:1s.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
'i _ :i,__.    Vjius\ufb01ce\n\n  Sd\/-2:\n\nIudgm\u00e9\n\n.\/\"\n, 4 r\n\n1Hm=:.x- Yz\"\u00ab;_:\/s;_No  ~\n\n\n\n\"W\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n   \n\n \n\n \n\n     \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n   \n\n   \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court B Krishna Bhat vs State Of Karnataka on 22 January, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit in THE HIGH court? or KARNATAKA AT ~ ” DATED 1’1-us THE 22″ DAY OF JANUARY,’ ‘ PRESENT mm HOWBLE am. 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