Dr Payal Tadvi suicide case: HC seeks Medical council's response

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In November last year, the accused had approached the HC seeking relaxation in some of the conditions imposed and requested to be allowed to pursue further studies.

Further in December, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) exonerated the two former department heads at the BYL Nair Hospital for the want of "linking evidence". The commission mentioned that Dr Payal's family could not produce any documentary proof of written complaints to the two faculty heads against the ragging that she was facing.

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Meanwhile, during the recent hearing, the counsel appearing for the accused doctors submitted before the court that these doctors were already facing an inquiry and had received notices from the medical council wherein an inquiry is underway to determine whether their licences should be cancelled. He added that the accused had received the notices from the council a day before their arrest in May and since they were in custody they could not respond to it till they were granted bail.

Noting the submissions, HC Justice Sadhana Jadhav said that she had issued a judicial order to suspend the licences of the accused as the MMC had not taken any action. The court said that the council must be directed to come prepared for the next hearing on the application. It also said that it will consider relaxing conditions, including reporting before the police every alternate day, the council's response is to be sought on the issue of their licences, reports the Indian Express.