HoD appointments for medical teachers should be rotational or seniority-based, SC to decide
The Supreme Court of India has issued an order to include the National Medical Commission (NMC) as a respondent in a case and sought its response concerning the appointment of Heads of Departments (HoDs) in medical colleges.
A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Rajesh Bindal was dealing with a plea challenging Karnataka High Court's decision holding that HoD is not an administrative post and is not governed by NMC regulation on administrative posts.
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