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In a crucial ruling impacting medico-legal cases, the Telangana High Court has reaffirmed that postmortem reports remain admissible as evidence even if the doctor who conducted the autopsy is dead or unavailable for testimony.
A Single Bench of Justice E.V. Venugopal emphasized that such reports are relevant and admissible under Section 32(2) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, provided that another medical expert familiar with the original doctor's handwriting and signature can authenticate the document.
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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has raised serious concerns over the shortage of doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff in Rajasthan, highlighting a 40% deficit in the required number of doctors based on the World Health Organization (WHO) benchmark.
The performance audit report on Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services in Rajasthan underscores critical gaps in healthcare staffing, particularly in rural, desert, and tribal areas of the state.
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Not satisfied with the Supreme Court's ruling against domicile-based reservations for postgraduate medical admission under the State Quota, the doctors have decided to stage a demonstration on March 16 condemning the apex court's judgement.
Through their demonstration, the Tamil Nadu Medical Students Association (TNMSA) along with Doctors Association for Social Equality (DASE) are going to urge the Union Government to bring a constitutional amendment to safeguard states’ rights in medical education. The association argued that scrapping domicile-based reservations would affect local medical students as it would limit their access to the state-run medical institutions.
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In a recent development, four individuals accused in a multi-crore financial irregularities case involving the state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital filed an "exemption petition" at a special court.
These four accused persons are R.G. Kar's former controversial Principal Sandip Ghosh, his bodyguard and personnel assistant Afsar Ali, and private contractors Biplab Sinha and Suman Hazra.
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