HC calls for all files as govt picks new DME
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday raised questions over the government’s proposed appointment of Edwin Joe as director of medical education (DME) and called for all files relating to the appointments of DMEs since 2014.
The court’s observations came on a contempt case filed by the dean-cum-special officer of Karur Government Medical College, S Revwathy, who has been fighting for her right to the promotional post of DME for two years. The additional advocate general told the division bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and R Tharani that the state’s health and family welfare department had prepared a panel of names for the appointment of the new DME, from which it had chosen Edwin Joe.
The post of DME had fallen vacant on December 28, 2015, after the then DME S Geethalakshmi became vice-chancellor of TN Dr MGR Medical University. As per the norms framed by the government, Revwathy should have been appointed as DME. But the government appointed Madras Medical College dean R Vimala as DME on March 18, 2016, by relaxing the rule under the Special Rules for Tamiil Nadu Medical Service. Thereafter, it appointed Coimbatore government medical college dean Edwin Joe on April 25, 2017. TNN
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday raised questions over the government’s proposed appointment of Edwin Joe as director of medical education (DME) and called for all files relating to the appointments of DMEs since 2014.
The court’s observations came on a contempt case filed by the dean-cum-special officer of Karur Government Medical College, S Revwathy, who has been fighting for her right to the promotional post of DME for two years. The additional advocate general told the division bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and R Tharani that the state’s health and family welfare department had prepared a panel of names for the appointment of the new DME, from which it had chosen Edwin Joe.
The post of DME had fallen vacant on December 28, 2015, after the then DME S Geethalakshmi became vice-chancellor of TN Dr MGR Medical University. As per the norms framed by the government, Revwathy should have been appointed as DME. But the government appointed Madras Medical College dean R Vimala as DME on March 18, 2016, by relaxing the rule under the Special Rules for Tamiil Nadu Medical Service. Thereafter, it appointed Coimbatore government medical college dean Edwin Joe on April 25, 2017. TNN
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