Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the UT administration to finalise and notify the UT Chandigarh Health Service Rules for the general duty medical officers (GDMO) sub-cadre and ensure a time-bound promotional structure from senior medical officer to chief or principal medical officer within 12 weeks for officers appointed through the UT cadre.

The tribunal has also set aside the appointment of Dr Sushil Kumar Mahi as joint principal medical officer-cum-medical superintendent and asked the administration to fill the post afresh. If the post is filled by a deputationist, the UT must record detailed reasons for excluding eligible local officers, it said.

The directions came on a plea filed by Dr ...