HC stays Delhi government notification on appointments in medical council

The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed the notification of city government regarding appointments of new members in the medical council saying it will examine whether the composition could be changed without taking recourse to relevant provisions of law.

"The concerns of the court as to what would happen to matters presently pending and those that may be filed in intercession before the council, is thus, in a sense taken care by virtue of the circumstances being in place. Accordingly, till the next date of hearing, the notification dated March 13, 2015, is stayed," a single judge bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher said.

The court's order came on a plea of Vinay Aggarwal who claimed that his and three other names as members of the Delhi Medical Council has been dropped from the notification dated March 13, 2015 by the new city government.

"It will have to be examined whether the respondents could have changed the composition in the manner in which they have done without taking recourse to the relevant provisions of the Acts and the rules framed," Justice Shakdher said.

Aggarwal claimed that he was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor (LG) as a member to the Council when Delhi was under the President rule and the new city government had not issued the notification earlier about the nomination and election of new members to the Council even though it was complete by then. 

Also Read: BJP seeks action against AAP minister