MCI row: 5-judge bench to decide fate of Oversight Committee
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to set up a five-judge constitution bench to adjudicate the question whether the apex court-appointed Oversight Committee will continue to look after the affairs of Medical Council of India.
A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud agreed to set up the bench for one-hour on July 17, after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for some medical colleges said it was an urgent matter as counselling for admissions in MBBS and BDS was underway.
Rohatgi said the question needs to be adjudicated upon urgently and he will take only 30 minutes to conclude his arguments on the issue.
It had said that the committee would function for a period of one year, unless a suitable mechanism was brought in to substitute it.
A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud agreed to set up the bench for one-hour on July 17, after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for some medical colleges said it was an urgent matter as counselling for admissions in MBBS and BDS was underway.
Rohatgi said the question needs to be adjudicated upon urgently and he will take only 30 minutes to conclude his arguments on the issue.
A five-judge Constitution bench in 2016 had appointed a three-member Oversight Committee, headed by ex-CJI R M Lodha, to oversee the functioning of the MCI till the Centre put in place any other appropriate mechanism in this regard.
It had said that the committee would function for a period of one year, unless a suitable mechanism was brought in to substitute it.
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