In Brief
Medical residents and super-speciality aspirants challenged mandatory bond conditions imposed by the government for admission to post-graduate courses in government medical colleges and the Armed Forces Medical College. The bonds required doctors to render compulsory service for a specified period. The Supreme Court upheld the validity of these bonds, holding they are neither arbitrary nor unreasonable and do not violate constitutional rights or the Indian Contract Act. The Court found that voluntarily executed bonds are binding. However, it recommended that the Union of India and Medical Council of India establish a uniform national policy on compulsory service bonds to ensure consistency across institutions and States.
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