This story is from July 9, 2020

Preparing policy for PG medical final exams: Maharashtra government tells HC

The State government on Thursday told the Bombay high court it is formulating a policy for conducting final year exams for the post graduate MD/MS course.
Preparing policy for PG medical final exams: Maharashtra government tells HC
Bombay high court
MUMBAI: The state government on Thursday told the Bombay high court it is formulating a policy for conducting final year exams for the post graduate MD/MS course.
Before a bench of Justices Shahrukh Kathawalla and V G Bisht, assistant government pleader Jyoti Chavan sought time saying it involves preparation of schedule and taking every safety measure."Ultimately it concerns resident doctors and the examiners who are in Covid duty," she added.
Chavan said meetings are being held on the issue and she will inform the court on July 14.
The court heard a petition by Dr Nishant Gabbur to direct the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) to declare the dates and conduct final year exams for post graduate MD/MS course. The exams were twice postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Gabbur hails from Akkalkot, Solapur district, and is studying MS ( general surgery) at the Seth G S Medical College, Parel. In the entrance test for DM/M.Ch courses conducted by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, he stood second in all India ranking in the general category for neurosurgery out of 3 coveted seats. On June 30 PGIMER issued him a provisional appointment/ admission letter and granted time to join latest by July 6. An eligibility criteria mandates that a candidate must have passed MD/MS or its equivalent qualification recognized by Medical Council of India.
Gabbur's advocate Vishwanath Patil submitted that there is urgency in the matter as PGIMER has set a deadline for him to join the course. The judges posted the matter on July14 and directed that meanwhile "all steps taken by respondents (MUHS and PGIMER, Chandigarh) shall be subject to orders passed by the court."
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Rosy Sequeira

Rosy Sequeira is special correspondent at The TImes of India, Mumbai\nsince July 2011. She has covered Bombay High Court for over nine years\nwhich includes her earlier stints with other newspapers. Her forte is\non-the-spot accurate reporting. She tries to bring a human face to the otherwise largely\ndrab court proceedings and constantly looks out for judicial observations \nthat strike a chord with the common man.\n

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