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THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
Kamolesh Das S/o Pronobesh Shil – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
All these writ petitions pertain to the broad issue of a claim for salaries of the staff of Burn Unit of the Dhubri Civil Hospital and also their continuation in service. Since the issue in all these cases is almost identical, the same are taken up for analogous hearing and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.
2. As per the facts projected, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was entered into by the State and the Central Government on 25.10.2020. The said MoU was on the issue of establishment of Burn Units in the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and Civil Hospitals of Dhubri and Nagaon. The cause of action in these cases pertains to the Burn Unit of the Dhubri Civil Hospital.
3. Pursuant to the said MoU, a recruitment process was initiated for inducting various staff on contractual basis. Accordingly, an advertisement was issued by the Hospital Management Society, Dhubri for recruitment of certain staff on contractual basis. The case of the petitioners is that they participated in the said selection process and were inducted in various posts. It is, however not in dispute that such appointments were on contract
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