Punjab has been directed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court that provide regular jobs to the Medical officers whose probation period is over and yet they are not being appointed as regular employees.
Under the Punjab Public Service Commission for the 2008-09 batches these were appointed as medical officers. State told that writ petitions were pending of appointment of these medical officers and other doctors. Also a team of Vigilance Department has submitted a report regarding the selection of medical officers to the government .
Justice Daya Chaudhary told that these medical officers were still on the probation period and not regularized by the respondents. Also grade increments were not granted and No-objection certificate was not issued to them that they are not regularized and their services cannot be confirmed. He also told that some of the medical officers filed another petition when their annual increments was not released and which was allowed by High Court division bench. Justice Chaudhary ruled that respondents should have to take appropriate actions to regularize the petitioners .