LAWS(DLH)-2024-5-86

PRASUNA CHILUKA Vs. NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

Decided On May 21, 2024
Prasuna Chiluka Appellant
V/S
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner is a doctor, who graduated with an MBBS degree in March 2010 and MD degree in General Medicine on 27/6/2015.

(2.) In 2015 itself, the petitioner was diagnosed with Lupus Nephritis, for which she was administered high dose intravenous and oral steroids. The treatment, to some extent, continues even as on date. This resulted in the petitioner developing severe steroid toxicity, hirsutism, acne, obesity and myopathy among other complications.

(3.) On her medical condition improving to some extent, the petitioner applied for, and was appointed to, the post of Civil Assistant Surgeon Specialist at the District Hospital, Sircilla, Telangana in July 2018. According to the averments in the writ petition, her duties as Civil Assistant Surgeon Specialist involved approximately 30 hours of working per week, which enabled the petitioner to also take care of her own medical problems.