Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Court Reverses Government Decision on Doctor's Hospital Posting
A doctor named Aniket Mahato protested a tragic event at R G Kar Hospital.
The government moved him to a different hospital, but the Calcutta High Court disagreed.
The court said the government was wrong to move him.
The judge told the government to let him work at R G Kar Hospital.
This happened because the doctor had protested at the hospital.
The court also rejected the government's attempt to delay the order.
Calcutta High Court overturned the state government's posting order for Dr. Aniket Mahato.
Mahato was a key figure in protests at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The court found the government's decision to transfer Mahato was a 'serious wrong'.
Mahato had challenged his transfer, calling it politically motivated.
The government's request to delay the order was rejected by the court.
- Who
- Aniket Mahato, Calcutta High Court, West Bengal government
- What
- Calcutta High Court ordered the West Bengal government to reassign Dr. Aniket Mahato to R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- R G Kar Medical College and Hospital
- Why
- Because the court found the state's decision to transfer Mahato was an attempt to punish him for his involvement in protests.
Doctor's Perspective
Government's Perspective
Motivation for Transfer
Doctor's Perspective
The transfer was politically motivated and retaliatory.
Government's Perspective
The state's reasoning for the transfer is not explicitly stated.
- Plaintiff
- Dr. Aniket Mahato
- Hospital
- R G Kar Medical College and Hospital
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Incident
- Rape and murder case protests at RG Kar
- Original Posting
- Raiganj Medical College Hospital
- Other Doctors
- Ashfaqulla Naiya, Debashis Halder
Sources
Cal HC directs WB govt to engage RG Kar protest face Mahato at same hospital as senior resident
RG Kar protest face hails HC judgment, says it vindicates claim on ‘politically motivated’ transfers