HC names special bench to hear PG med admission cases
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Chennai:
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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The Madras high court on
Saturday named a special division bench to hear all cases relating to
the stalled postgraduate medical admissions in the state.
A bench of
Justice K K Sasidharan and Justice S M Subramanian has been constituted
to hear the appeals filed by the Tamil Nadu government as well as
aggrieved doctors in government service. The bench will hear the cases
on Tuesday and Wednesday , sources told TOI.
“Since it is not a vacation
bench, but a specially constituted bench, now the onus is upon the
arguing counsel to make most of it, and ensure that they not only
complete their submissions quick, but also give sufficient time for the
bench to write the verdict at the end of the deliberations without much
delay ,“ sources said. PG medical admissions have already been delayed,
as the government could not commence it in the beginning of the month as
scheduled, because of court cases and agitations by government doctors.
It all began when an assistant civil surgeon working in the Nilgiris district moved the court seeking a direction to state authorities to adhere to this year's MCI regulations on awarding incentives to in-service candidates. As against the state policy of awarding one mark for each year in government service for all doctors, besides two marks each year for those employed in certain notified areas, the MCI envisaged a scheme wherein 10% of a candidate's NEETPG marks will be awarded every year of his service, subject to the maximum of 30%.
On April 17, Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana ordered accordingly and made it clear that this year's PG medical admissions must follow the MCI guidelines and not state policy. This resulted in agitation by several thousand government doctors who wanted no interference with the 35-yearold practice of awarding incentives to all in-service candidates. A division bench on Thursday said the issue was complex and required comprehensive hearing. It also advised counsel to approach the Chief Justice for constitution of a special bench or listing in a vacation bench, in view of the urgency .
It all began when an assistant civil surgeon working in the Nilgiris district moved the court seeking a direction to state authorities to adhere to this year's MCI regulations on awarding incentives to in-service candidates. As against the state policy of awarding one mark for each year in government service for all doctors, besides two marks each year for those employed in certain notified areas, the MCI envisaged a scheme wherein 10% of a candidate's NEETPG marks will be awarded every year of his service, subject to the maximum of 30%.
On April 17, Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana ordered accordingly and made it clear that this year's PG medical admissions must follow the MCI guidelines and not state policy. This resulted in agitation by several thousand government doctors who wanted no interference with the 35-yearold practice of awarding incentives to all in-service candidates. A division bench on Thursday said the issue was complex and required comprehensive hearing. It also advised counsel to approach the Chief Justice for constitution of a special bench or listing in a vacation bench, in view of the urgency .
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