PIL seeks to revoke ineligible admissions of 5 med students
Scored Below Minimum Pass Marks Of 119

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Chennai:08.09.2019

Almost a year after admission to MBBS course was completed in the state for the academic year 2018-19, a PIL has been moved in the Madras high court seeking to revoke such admission of five students who scored less than 119 (minimum eligibility) in NEET-2018 through management quota.

Admitting the plea moved by Rajendran Chingaravelu of Pudukottai, a division bench of Justices M Sathyanarayanan and N Seshasayee ordered notice to the directorate of medical education (DME) returnable by September 26.

According to the petitioner, MCI regulations mandate that every candidate seeking admission to MBBS secure minimum marks in the NEET fixed by the authorities every year.

The rules make it clear that no candidate who has failed to obtain the minimum eligibility marks shall be admitted to MBBS course in the said academic year.

The minimum NEET marks fixed for the academic year 2018-19 was 119. However, bypassing the minimum eligibility, PSG Medical College, Coimbatore and SRM, Trichy have admitted a total of five students who scored less than 119 in NEET, petitioner’s counsel PVS Gridhar said.

A reply to an RTI query made by the petitioner revealed that more than 170 MBBS seats allotted under NRI quota were left unfilled till the last day of counselling for MBBS in 2018 which was also not published in the website nor notified.

Subsequent to the counselling, the unfilled NRI seats were allowed to be converted as management quota seats which can be filled by the colleges themselves.

It is under such seats all the five students who scored less than 119 were admitted, he alleged.

The petitioner claimed that such admissions are made in violation of law with impunity and making unjust gain depriving legitimate meritorious candidates of seats leading to deterioration of quality of medical education by admitting unqualified candidates thereby endangering health and life of ordinary citizens.

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Lack of integrity: Madras high court upholds dismissal of judge

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | J STALIN

Published  Sep 7, 2019, 2:39 am IST

Judicial officer is required to maintain absolute integrity and honesty in discharge of his functions.

Madras high court

Chennai: Pointing out that a judicial officer is required to maintain absolute integrity and honesty in discharge of his functions without giving any room for any complaint, much less complaint touching his integrity and honesty, the Madras high court has upheld an order of the state government, imposing a punishment of compulsory retirement from service on a additional district judge, Dharmapuri, for the proved charge of lack of integrity and corrupt practice (by hurriedly granting bail to an accused despite stiff opposition from the prosecution).

A division bench comprising Justices R.Subbiah and C.Saravanan dismissed a petition filed by R.Anburaj, an Additional District Judge, Dharmapuri, challenging a GO dated March 1, 2017, which imposed the punishment of compulsory retirement from service on him.

The bench said the charges levelled against the petitioner relates to his dishonest motive and lack of integrity in granting bail to an accused on June 24, 2013, in spite of stiff opposition by the additional public prosecutor. The crux of the charges leveled against the petitioner was that when he was in-charge of the court of Principal District Judge in the place of regular Principal Judge between June 21, 2013 and June 24, 2013, on June 21, on the basis of a representation made by an advocate to take up a petition filed on behalf of an accused Dr.Ganesan, he had directed the bench clerk to alter the date of hearing of the petition from June 25 to June 24, so as to enable him to take up the petition, purportedly to show undue favaouritism to the accused therein. Further, the taking up of the bail petition by the petitioner was opposed by the APP to the effect that a similar bail petition has been filed and it was pending before judicial magistrate, Pennagaram, while so a parallel petition need not be entertained. The APP also further opposed the grant of bail on the ground that the investigation in the case was likely to be transferred to CBCID. Despite such objections the petitioner had taken up the petition, called for the records from the judicial magistrate, Pennagaram, and found that the petition was dismissed in the morning and granted interim bail to the accused therein on the same day namely June 24, the bench added.

The bench said, “At every stage, the procedures required to be adhered to in a departmental proceeding has been followed by the respondents (state government, the registrar general and the registrar (vigilance) over which we cannot interfere. To be precise, there is no procedural violation in conducting enquiry against the petitioner and therefore, interference of this court is not warranted”.

The bench said when the charges leveled and proved against the petitioner goes to the root of the honesty and questionable integrity in discharge of his duties, “We are not in a position to appreciate the submission made by the counsel for the petitioner that the punishment imposed on the petitioner is unwarranted and excessive”.

Chennai doctors give new lease of life to Afghan

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedSep 7, 2019, 3:19 am IST

I feel like I have been born again.

Patient Ahmad Ulla Poya flanked by his uncle Mohammed Poya and Dr K.M.Cherian

CHENNAI: For Ahmad Ullah Poya, now 28, of Afghanistan, life was not a bed of roses. After escaping the Taliban, he was working as a school bus driver when he was transferred to Karachi, Pakistan in 2014, due to the threat of the Taliban.

However, life did not get any better for Ahmad in Pakistan as he was soon diagnosed with 'Shone's complex', a rare congenital heart disease, consisting of multiple left heart obstructive defects. After he failed to get treatment in Pakistan, he turned towards India. With his uncle's help, a building construction contractor, based in Melbourne, Australia, he got in touch with Ms Florence Gough who recommended Dr K. M. Cherian, CEO and Chairman of Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Chennai. He had had to face difficulties in obtaining a visa. Nephew and uncle landed in Chennai on 15th August and Ahmad's surgery was successfully performed on August 25. He is now doing well, informed doctors at Frontier Lifeline Hospital.

"I feel like I have been born again. I can never thank Dr Cherian for all that he has done for me. He's given me back my life and every little thing that I feel now, feels new to me. My heart is beating and sometimes I place my hand on it to see if it is real, because all this feels like a dream. The people here, my doctors -

Dr Anto and Dr Ayyappa, have been so supportive throughout the surgery and after it. The nurses and each and every other staff member has given a lot of priority to my uncle and I," said an emotional Ahmad after surgery.

"Ahmad has been through a lot and it is very unfortunate that he had to encounter such difficulties. With the success of this surgery, he not only has another shot a life but also the chance to live a healthy one," said Dr.Cherian, who drafted a letter to the visa officer at Afghanistan on his behalf. Ahmad's next check up has been scheduled six months from now.

A few years ago, two Afghani children, Zamzama and Zarif underwent cardiac surgeries at Frontier with the help of Seema, a UK-based citizen and Dr Cherian.

Woman’s plea against Kilpauk hospital for transfusion of HIV+ blood rejected
When the matter came up for hearing last week, Kumar told Justice P D Audikesavalu that the government had constituted a panel, which conducted a detailed enquiry on the complaint of the petitioner.

Published: 07th September 2019 05:09 AM |

For representational purposes

By Express News Service

CHENNAI : Accepting the arguments of Additional Advocate-General A Kumar, the Madras High Court has rejected a plea from a pregnant woman, who alleged that HIV-contaminated blood was transfused to her when she went to the Government Hospital in Kilpauk for a medical check-up and sought to punish the doctors, including the Dean, besides payment of compensation towards damages.


When the matter came up for hearing last week, Kumar told Justice P D Audikesavalu that the government had constituted a panel, which conducted a detailed enquiry on the complaint of the petitioner. The panel came to the conclusion that there was no evidence to prove that the petitioner – S Vedavalli (28) of Mangadu near City – had contracted the HIV infection secondary to the blood transfusion performed at the KMC hospital.

In fact, she was detected to have already afflicted the disease for the first time at the KMC hospital alone and was provided all necessary treatment and ensured that she gave birth to a healthy baby. Her child was also given necessary treatment to prevent HIV infection and now the child is free from any infection. Hence, the judge dismissed the writ petition.

University of Madras revokes admission of Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle leader

The student Kirubamohan T, currently pursuing a course in MA Buddhism at the University, said the administration cited "non-possession of eligibility certificate" as the reason for revocation of admis

Published: 05th September 2019 10:19 PM 

A protest organised by Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle at Madras University premises (File Photo | P Jawahar, EPS)

By PTI

CHENNAI: Some students of the University of Madras on Thursday protested against the revocation of admission offered to a student allegedly for "organising protests" in his capacity as secretary of Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, a student group, during a course he pursued at the university previously.

The Vice-Chancellor P Duraisamy, Registrar R Srinivasan and Head of the Department of Philosophy M Venkatachalapathy could not be reached for comments.

The student Kirubamohan T, currently pursuing a course in MA Buddhism at the University, said the administration cited "non-possession of eligibility certificate" as the reason for revocation of admission.

He said it has been a month since he started attending classes.

"But my HOD told the administration had problem with my association with Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle and for organising protests during my previous course, MA Journalism, from which I graduated in 2018," he told PTI.

During admission, he said he was informed that an eligibility certificate would not be necessary as he had been a student of the university.

Terming it a "flimsy" reason, a political science student and member of APSC Valarmathi, who took part in the protest, said there were many students who continued attending courses without the eligibility certificate.

"This is an attempt to gag voices of politically-active students on the campus," she said.

DMK President M K Stalin condemned the move saying "The party condemns such acts that are intended to crush freedom of expression and right to education that are in accordance with the Indian constitution."

Kirubamohan said he has sought intervention of Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K P Anbalagan and Principal Secretary Mangat Ram Sharma into the issue.

Upload staff vacancy by Sept 20: UGC

It mandated universities and colleges to initiate and complete the selection process to fill up vacant posts within a period of six months.

Published: 07th September 2019 05:05 AM 

By Express News Service

COIMBATORE: University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities and affiliated colleges to upload details of staff vacancies and recruitment process on the University Activity Monitoring Portal (https://www.ugc.ac.in/uamp/) by September 20. In June, the UGC has come up with guidelines for recruitment of faculty in universities, colleges and institutions deemed to be universities.

It mandated universities and colleges to initiate and complete the selection process to fill up vacant posts within a period of six months. It also asked colleges to follow the selection process as per their acts and statutes in accordance with the UGC Minimum Qualification for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other measures for maintenance of standards in higher education regulation 2018.

The guideline also said that the Human Resource Development Ministry and UGC will monitor filling up of vacancies and directed higher education institutions to upload details of vacant posts and reservations on the portal.

It may be noted that the UGC had earlier asked universities and colleges to upload the details of all vacant posts, along with the reservations and advertisement details, on National Higher Education Resource Centre website.