Panel to probe med varsity scam: Govt informs HC

Panel to probe med varsity scam: Govt informs HC

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Bhopal/Jabalpur:26.10.2021

The state government informed a division bench of the MP high court that in compliance to its order, a five-member committee headed by a retired judge of the high court, Justice K K Trivedi, has been constituted to probe the marksheet scam and allegations of financial irregularities in the MP Medical University. The committee will present its report in a month.

In response to three petitions relating to the marksheet scam, corruption and other irregularities in MP Medical University, the court had directed the state government to appoint a committee headed by a retired judge of the high court to probe the matter, while dissolving the eight-member committee formed by the state government led by an additional collector. It was pointed out to the court that in-charge registrar of the university, Dr J K Gupta, had probed the allegations of manipulation of marksheets by the company, which was given contract by the university to organise exams on its behalf and prepare the marksheets. He had found the allegations prima facie right and subsequently the contract with the company- M/s Mind Logic Company- was suspended.

It was also pointed out that the past record of the company has been dubious and Agra Medical University had lodged an FIR against the company in a similar scam. The petitioners contended that Dr J P Gupta was later removed and vice-chancellor of the university Dr T N Dubey also resigned in the wake of the marksheet scam, but exam controller Dr Vrinda Gupta continues to occupy the post.

No substantial action was taken against the company in question either. In the reply presented in the court on behalf of the chief secretary, the court was informed that a committee headed by an ADM was looking into allegations of marksheet scam and other irregularities but the court ordered dissolution of the committee and constitution of a committee headed by a retired high court judge to probe the allegations.