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Punjab & Haryana HC takes suo motu cognizance and seeks status report on shortage of Hospital Attendants, Nursing Staff at PGIMER, Chandigarh

A news report published on 17-6-2025, highlighted that PGIMER had been facing severe shortage of hospital attendants and nursing staff, thereby which forcing relatives of patients to step in as caretakers, resulting in overcrowding and compromise in service.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Nursing Assistants not entitled to the Nursing Allowance on a par with the Staff Nurse: Supreme Court

They neither had relevant experience nor possessed educational qualification for appointment as Staff Nurse. Therefore, the Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in directing that the Nursing Assistants serving in Assam Rifles were entitled to Nursing Allowance on a par with the Staff Nurse.