Karnataka: Doctor accuses council of taking HAFTA, gets notice

Elaboarting on the issue, Council president Dr H Veerabhadrappa told Banglore Mirror, "He was the one who participated in the renewal meetings and in the name of expressing his views made some remarks that were uncalled for. Since the council is the regulatory body, he cannot make such remarks. He accused us of collecting hafta in the name of renewal fees and said that instead of carrying out the renewal process and causing inconvenience to the doctors, we should engage in noble initiatives like conducting drought relief operations. He cannot use this language against the council and hence, we decided to take disciplinary action against him."

"We can also charge him with defamation," Dr Veerabhadrappa added.

Reacting to the incident, the council has initiated a disciplinary actions against the doctor under the Karnataka Medical Registration Act (Section 15) as well as under the relevant provisions of Code of Medical Ethics Regulations, 2002 . While slapping him with a notice, he has been asked to appear before the council today.

When contacted, Dr Bhanuprakash, who practices at Banashankari, told BM, "I was just expressing my view that came out in a harsh manner and the council took offence and the president objected to this. I cannot comment further because the matter is subjudice."

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