11 medical courses illegal: HC
Posted on: 13/Nov/2011 11:45:51 PM
The Madras High Court has held unconstitutional the proposal of the Dr MGR Medical University to introduce 11 PG diploma courses in medical sciences for 2011-12.
Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar , allowing a batch of writ petitions, said, "The university is not empowered to grant permission to any institution or medical college to conduct any PG diploma course in medical sciences without prior approval of the central government as required under Section 10A(1) of the Medical Council of India Act, 1956."
The courses are: PG diplomas in HIV medicine, occupational health, palliative medicine , clinical immunology, medical genetics, critical care in medicine, family medicine (distance education), medical imaging, diagnostic ultrasound , clinical laboratory medicine and clinical diabetology.
The courses were to be offered from next academic year. A group of PG students approached the high court against the university`s plan.
