The President v. Dr. V. Sivaranjani

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.08.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HULUVADI G. RAMESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN Writ Appeal Nos.264, 265, 266, 267, 268 and 269 of 2016 and the connected CMPs.

---- The President Medical Council of India Pocket-14, Section-8 Dwaraka-Phase I New Delhi-110 077 ...Appellant in all WA's Vs.

1.Dr.V.Sivaranjani ..1st Respondent in WA.264/16 2.Dr.S.Suganthi ..1st Respondent in WA.265/16 3.Dr.T.Prasad ..1st Respondent in WA.266/16 4.Dr.E.Raghunath ..1st Respondent in WA.267/16 5.Dr.S.Lavanya ..1st Respondent in WA.268/16 6.Dr.Akhila Kalyani ..1st Respondent in WA.269/16 7.The Union of India Rep. By the Ministry of Health Office of the Health Minister New Delhi-600 010 8.The President The Tamil Nadu Medical Council No.914, Poonamallee High Road Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106 9.The Vice Chancellor/The Dean Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University Pondy Cuddalore Main Road Pillayar Kuppam, Pondicherry...Respondents 2 to 4 in all WA's

Common Prayer in W.A.Nos.264 to 269 of 2016:-Writ Appeals filed against the common order dated 04.01.2016 passed in W.P.Nos.26327, 26328, 26329, 26330, 26331 & 26333/14. Writ Petitions are filed u/a.226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 2 & 3 to register the name of the petitioner for M.D.Microbiology and for M.D.Community Medicine respectively. For Appellant : Mr.V.P.Raman (in all WAs) For Respondents : Mr.G.Sankaran for R3 (in all WA's) *For Respondent No.4 : Mr.L.Swaminathan in all WAs

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was made by HULUVADI G. RAMESH,J.) Heard Mr.V.P.Raman, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr.G.Sankaran, learned counsel appearing for respondents 3 and 4.

2. Since the issue involved in all the above Writ Petitions are one and the same, they are taken up together and disposed of by a common order.

3. These Writ Appeals are filed against the order of the learned Single Judge dated 04.01.2016, wherein, respondents 2 and 3 therein viz., Medical Council of India and Tamil Nadu Medical council were directed to register the name of the writ petitioners/1st respondent(s) in all the above Writ Appeals in the respective courses being M.D.Forensic Medicine, M.D.Community Medicine and M.D.Microbiology.

4. The grounds taken by the appellant in the Writ Appeal is that the matter regarding recognition to PG courses is pending before the Ethics Committee of the appellant and also found that there are certain deficiencies. However, today when the matter is called, the learned counsel appearing for the appellant/Medical Council of India, submitted that on the basis of the report submitted by the 4th respondent/Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, the registration of the P.G.degree courses mentioned in the Writ Petitions, have been recommended for extension of affiliation.

5. Recording the above submission, the Writ Appeals are disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected CMPs are closed. Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CS V ) Dt.20.9.16 *Corrected as per letter given dt.24.11.16 sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS V) dt.30.11.16 /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar To 1.The Ministry of Health Union of India Office of the Health Minister *To be substituted to the New Delhi-600 010 order already despatched on 19.10.2016 2.The President The Tamil Nadu Medical Council No.914, Poonamallee High Road Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106 3.The Vice Chancellor/The Dean Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University Pondy Cuddalore Main Road Pillayar Kuppam, Pondicherry.

+6cc's to Mr.V.P.raman,advocate,sr.48776.

kji(co) krd 23/9 krd 30/11 W.A.Nos.264, 265, 266, 267, 268 and 269 of 2016