Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Steps on Doctors’ Stir
Junior doctors in Andhra Pradesh are protesting because they want a higher stipend.
A social activist asked the High Court to make sure patients still receive emergency care.
The activist said some emergency patients were waiting as long as four hours.
The court asked the state government how it was handling the situation.
The court also sent a notice to the junior doctors’ association.
The government said it was talking with the doctors.
It also said meeting their demand would cost ₹89 crore every year.
The court will hear the case again on Tuesday.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court sought details on efforts to resolve junior doctors’ ongoing stipend-related strike.
The court asked how emergency healthcare services were being managed without disruption.
Notices were issued to the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association.
The petitioner alleged emergency cases were taking up to four hours to receive attention.
The government said accepting the stipend demand would cost the state ₹89 crore annually.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh High Court, the state government, junior doctors, the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association, and petitioner Guduri Venkata Ravindra Kumar.
- What
- The court sought details about resolving the junior doctors’ stipend-related stir and protecting emergency healthcare services.
- When
- The hearing took place on Monday, with the next hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
- Where
- The Andhra Pradesh High Court in Vijayawada.
- Why
- Junior doctors are seeking a stipend increase, while the petitioner wants emergency and critical care services to continue without disruption.
Concerns About Patient Care
Government and Doctors’ Positions
Impact on emergency services
Concerns About Patient Care
The petitioner’s counsel said emergency services were being affected and doctors were taking up to four hours to attend emergency cases.
Government and Doctors’ Positions
The government told the court that it was holding talks with junior doctors; the articles do not state the association’s response to the allegation.
Stipend increase
Concerns About Patient Care
The junior doctors are seeking a hike in their stipend.
Government and Doctors’ Positions
The government said accepting the demand would impose an annual financial burden of ₹89 crore on the state exchequer.
Court intervention
Concerns About Patient Care
The petitioner sought directions to protect emergency and critical care, including operation theatres and intensive care units.
Government and Doctors’ Positions
The court sought details about the steps taken to resolve the stir and how emergency healthcare was being managed, then adjourned the case.
- Court
- Andhra Pradesh High Court
- Bench
- Chief Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Challa Gunaranjan
- Petition
- A lunch-motion public interest litigation filed by social activist Guduri Venkata Ravindra Kumar
- Doctors’ demand
- A hike in their stipend
- Government position
- The state said it was holding talks with junior doctors.
- Estimated cost
- ₹89 crore annually if the demand is accepted
- Next hearing
- Tuesday