Medical college needs fresh inspection - SC

New Delhi: The Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre may face another inspection by the Medical Council of India (MCI) as the Supreme Court (SC) has directed it to conduct the inspection to ensure that deficiencies pointed out in the earlier inspection are rectified. The medical college is run by the Karpaga Vinayaga Educational Trust, represented by its managing trustee Saroja Regupathy, wife of Union Minister S. Regupathy. A bench of Justices headed by Altamas Kabir and Markandey Katju passed the order on an application filed by the college after hearing MCI counsel Maninder Singh and Counsel Altaf Ahmed and K.K. Mani for the college. On June 30, the apex court had dismissed a special leave petition from the MCI against the Madras High Court's order dated June 20, directing inspection of the college. Earlier, the MCI inspected the college but rejected approval citing the deficiencies. The present application is directed against this order. "The net result is that today although an inspection had been conducted and the deficiencies pointed out and since removed on July 25, no further action has been taken, purportedly on the ground that the time period for granting permission had already expired for the year 2008-2009", the Bench said. "We direct that following the time schedule as indicated in the judgment of 'Mridul Dhar', the process as far as the applicant institute is concerned, should begin from the stage of rectification of the deficiencies said to have been effected by the institute", it further said. The order said, "The MCI will be entitled to make a re-inspection or further inspection for the purpose of satisfying itself that the deficiencies have been removed."

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