Shyam Chandran v. State of Himachal Pradesh - Medical Education- Bonds

SC suggests policy to defer bond service for exceptional doctors pursuing super‑speciality courses

Medical Education - Bonds - Those candidates who furnish a bond to the State may also aspire to acquire higher qualifications. If a candidate has to complete the service and then apply, it may happen that in some cases they may be rendered ineligible. It is for the State to introspect and see, if among, those candidates who have furnished the bond, if there are exceptional candidates who have, on merit secured admission to Super Speciality courses, in reputed medical institutions, whether a mechanism can be evolved to defer the service under the bond till they complete the Super Speciality course. This will also immensely benefit the State, as a candidate with a super speciality qualification will be serving the State. (Para 11)

Case Info

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Case name and neutral citation:Shyam Chandran v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 562 of 2026 (arising out of SLP (C) No. 3372 of 2026).



Coram:Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan.


Judgment date:28 January 2026 (New Delhi).



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