The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the conduct of the Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) in unnecessarily troubling medical graduates to register their degrees despite the court staying the law that had made one-year service in government hospitals compulsory prior to conferment medical degrees.
Vacation judge Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, before whom petitions filed by some of the medical students came up for hearing, summoned officials of the Medical Education Department and the KMC, and orally pointed out to them that the KMC is unnecessarily troubling the students despite the law was stayed by the court.
It was alleged by the petitioner-students that the KMC was refusing to register their degrees even though the High Court had made clear in many petitions filed by other students that their degrees could be registered by the KMC if the students submit an affidavit to abide by the final order of the court on the legality of the law.
Does the KMC want every medical graduate to approach the High Court? Whether the KMC thinks that staying of an Act in one petition is not enough, the judge questioned the KMC official present in the court.
Though the judge orally cautioned the KMC official that the court would not hesitate to order an inquiry into the affairs of the KMC, the court disposed of the petitions after officials of the Medical Education Department assured the court that they would issue directions to the KMC to abide by the court orders on registering degrees with court-imposed riders.
Notice
The High Court on Tuesday ordered issue of notice to the State on a public interest litigation petition which complained that the government has not properly implemented the court circular for compulsory display of boards in front of all private schools providing details such as fees, staff strength, seats available, etc.
A vacation Division Bench comprising Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice B. Veerappa passed the order on the petition filed by N.P. Amrutesh, a city-based advocate.
