The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the striking junior doctors in the state to resume their duties within 24 hours and also called their strike illegal.
Protesting medicos however remained defiant and nearly 3,000 of them resigned from their posts and announced they will challenge the ruling.
Nearly 3,000 junior doctors working in the six government medical colleges of the state submitted their resignations to the dean of their respective colleges, president of the state's junior doctors' association, Dr Arvind Meena said. The strike, which began on Monday, will continue till their demands are fulfilled, he further said.
The junior doctors have put forward multiple demands before the state government, including a hike in stipend and free treatment for them and their families if they contract the deadly coronavirus infection.