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Madras High CourtWP/7617/2017dismissed as infructuous

Saveetha Medical College And v. Government Of India, Rep. By

2023-08-09Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice P.D.Audikesavalu4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.08.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA , CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, (Saveetha University) rep. By its Dean : Petitioner versus 1.Government of India, rep. By its Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi 110011 2.The Medical Council of India, rep. By its Secretary (I/c) Pocket 14, Sector 8, Dwaraka Phase-1, New Delhi 110077 3.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. By its Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009 4.The Director of Medical Education, No.162, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 10 : Respondents

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Declaration declaring the Regulation 9A of the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulation, 2000 as amended by the Postgraduate Medication Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 through notification of 2nd respondent Medical Council of India dated 10.03.2017 and published in the Gazette of India dated 11.03.2017 as unconstitutional and violative of Art.19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India.

For the Petitioner :

Mr.P.Navaneethakrishnan For the Respondents :

Mr.J.Madana Gopal Rao, SCCG for the first respondent Mr.P.Muthukumar, State Government Pleader, for respondents 3 and 4 Ms.Shubharanjani Ananth, for the second respondent

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the prayer made in the Writ Petition has become infructuous.

2. In light of that, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, WMP Nos.8317 and 8322 of 2017 are closed.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (P.D.A., J.) 09.08.2023 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No tar To 1.The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi 110011 2.The Secretary (I/c) Medical Council of India, Pocket 14, Sector 8, Dwaraka Phase-1, New Delhi 110077 3.The Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009 4.The Director of Medical Education, No.162, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 10

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.D.AUDIKESAVALU, J.

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