Hyderabad, Oct. 22 -- The Telangana High Court has issued notices to the Centre and KIMS Hospital over alleged harassment of a resident doctor.

The notices were issued to the Union Health Ministry and the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) after a DNB Microbiology doctor approached the court alleging workplace harassment coupled with caste and religious discrimination at the hospital in Secunderabad.

Justice EV Venugopal, after hearing a petition filed by Dr A Aishwarya, issued notices to the respondents and adjourned the case to November 5.

The doctor has sought transfer to another accredited hospital in Hyderabad to ensure the uninterrupted completion of her DNB training. In her petition, Aishwarya alleged tha...