<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered notice to the State government in connection with a petition seeking quashing of demand notice issued by the government asking a doctor to pay Rs five lakh penalty for violating the undertaking to serve three years after completion of MD course in radiotherapy, studying in a government seat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The petitioner, Dr Avinash H U, was alloted a seat under government quota in M S Ramaiah Medical College for postgraduate degree in radiotherapy in 2010. He had also given an undertaking to serve the government for a minimum period of three years after completing the course, failing which he would have to pay a penalty of Rs five lakh to the government.<br /><br />Avinash completed his course in 2013 and attended a counselling for appointment as a government doctor. However, he was told that there were no vacancies in any of the government hospitals in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He joined as a senior resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at St John’s Medical College and Hospital in June 2013.<br /><br />‘Waive bond money’<br /><br />The petitioner appealed to the government to waive bond money of Rs five lakh giving details about the circumstances for not joining the government service. <br /><br />However, his request was not considered and the government issued a demand notice calling upon the petitioner to pay the bond money within 15 days. <br /><br />Avinash had challenged the demand notice. Justice Ananda Byrareddy ordered emergent notice to the government and also granted stay on the demand notice issued by the government.</p>
<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered notice to the State government in connection with a petition seeking quashing of demand notice issued by the government asking a doctor to pay Rs five lakh penalty for violating the undertaking to serve three years after completion of MD course in radiotherapy, studying in a government seat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The petitioner, Dr Avinash H U, was alloted a seat under government quota in M S Ramaiah Medical College for postgraduate degree in radiotherapy in 2010. He had also given an undertaking to serve the government for a minimum period of three years after completing the course, failing which he would have to pay a penalty of Rs five lakh to the government.<br /><br />Avinash completed his course in 2013 and attended a counselling for appointment as a government doctor. However, he was told that there were no vacancies in any of the government hospitals in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He joined as a senior resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at St John’s Medical College and Hospital in June 2013.<br /><br />‘Waive bond money’<br /><br />The petitioner appealed to the government to waive bond money of Rs five lakh giving details about the circumstances for not joining the government service. <br /><br />However, his request was not considered and the government issued a demand notice calling upon the petitioner to pay the bond money within 15 days. <br /><br />Avinash had challenged the demand notice. Justice Ananda Byrareddy ordered emergent notice to the government and also granted stay on the demand notice issued by the government.</p>
