PG medical admissions: HC to set up special bench
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Chennai:
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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Acknowledging the urgency of
the issue, the Madras high court has decided to constitute a special
bench to hear the cases relating to post-graduate medical admissions in
Tamil Nadu. An assurance to this effect was given by the first bench
of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar on Friday, when
senior counsel P Wilson mentioned the matter and sought a special bench
in view of Thursday's division bench order advising counsel to approach
the chief justice for early and comprehensive hearing of the matter.
Admissions to PG medical courses have been stalled in Tamil Nadu, after government doctors erupted in protest following a single judge order on April 17. It directed the state government to adhere only to the new set of MCI regulations on awarding incentive marks to doctors serving at public health centres in difficult and remote areas.
As per the state norms, while all doctors in Tamil Nadu government medical service are eligible for one mark per year of service, up to the maximum of 10 marks, those employed in four notified difficult and remote or hilly areas were eligible for two marks per year of service. But MCI regulations earmarked 10% of a candidate's NEET-PG mark as incentive to the maximum of 30%. A single judge upheld MCI norms, triggering protest by government doctors for more than a week now.
On Thursday , a division bench headed by Huluvadi G Ramesh said the issue required a detailed and comprehensive hearing and that the parties, who included the government, could approach the chief justice for fixing an early date and special hearing.
The high court is entering a month-long summer recess on May 1.
Accordingly , now a request has been made for a special bench during the vacation, in view of the fact that if the admissions are not started and completed as per national calendar of events, seats in Tamil Nadu would get lapsed.
Chief Justice Indira Banerjee has asked counsel on both sides to give a letter of consent for early hearing by a special bench.
Admissions to PG medical courses have been stalled in Tamil Nadu, after government doctors erupted in protest following a single judge order on April 17. It directed the state government to adhere only to the new set of MCI regulations on awarding incentive marks to doctors serving at public health centres in difficult and remote areas.
As per the state norms, while all doctors in Tamil Nadu government medical service are eligible for one mark per year of service, up to the maximum of 10 marks, those employed in four notified difficult and remote or hilly areas were eligible for two marks per year of service. But MCI regulations earmarked 10% of a candidate's NEET-PG mark as incentive to the maximum of 30%. A single judge upheld MCI norms, triggering protest by government doctors for more than a week now.
On Thursday , a division bench headed by Huluvadi G Ramesh said the issue required a detailed and comprehensive hearing and that the parties, who included the government, could approach the chief justice for fixing an early date and special hearing.
The high court is entering a month-long summer recess on May 1.
Accordingly , now a request has been made for a special bench during the vacation, in view of the fact that if the admissions are not started and completed as per national calendar of events, seats in Tamil Nadu would get lapsed.
Chief Justice Indira Banerjee has asked counsel on both sides to give a letter of consent for early hearing by a special bench.
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