Medical Council has power to impose any punishment on doctors as it deems necessary: Delhi HC
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Medical Councils are empowered to impose any punishment on a doctor for professional misconduct as deemed necessary, the Delhi High Court bench recently stated.
Such punishment may also include the removal of the name of the concerned doctor from the rolls of the register of Medical Council permanently or for a specified.
The Delhi HC bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad made this observation while referring to Section 8.2. of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002.
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Medical Council Has The Power To Impose Any Punishment On Doctors As It Deems Necessary: Delhi HC
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