Sandip Ghosh's wife moves Calcutta HC seeking reconsideration of his registration cancellation

Kolkata: The wife of the prime suspect, Sandip Ghosh in the RG Kar rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor case approached the Calcutta High Court seeking reconsideration of the West Bengal Medical Council's decision of cancelling Sandip's registration as a medical practitioner. In response, the Calcutta High Court has instructed the council to review the appeal submitted by her.  

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that after failing to respond to a show cause notice issued to the former principal of RG Kar Medical College Sandip Ghosh, the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) cancelled his medical registration following allegations of his involvement in financial irregularities at the state-run hospital during his tenure.

The show cause notice was issued to Ghosh on September 7 seeking a satisfactory reply. The council had earlier warned him that failure to respond would lead to cancellation of his registration from the council. However, he failed to respond to the notice for over a week.

The vacation bench, led by Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) on Tuesday was hearing a plea moved by Sansip Ghosh's wife Sangeeta Ghosh. Her counsel argued that an order issued on September 19, 2024, led to the removal of Sandip's name from the West Bengal Medical Council's register of registered medical practitioners. 

Furthermore, it claimed that a representation was submitted by Ghosh's wife via email on September 23, 2024, questioning the cancellation of Ghosh's medical registration but it was overlooked by the Council.

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While hearing the case, the court noted that Sandip failed to respond to a show cause notice issued to him, even after 13 days, leading to the council's decision to remove his name from the register of registered medical practitioners.

In response, her counsel stated that he was unable to respond to a show-cause notice issued by the council due to his custody status and he is also currently in custody. 

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) served a show-cause notice to Ghosh when was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for his alleged involvement in financial irregularities at the state-run hospital when he was in charge of its affairs. Ghosh was asked to reply satisfactorily or else his registration would be cancelled by the State Medical Council

Considering that Sandip Ghosh was not in a position to file an explanation as called for during his period of detention, the court directed the West Bengal Medical Council to consider the representation of his wife by giving a proper hearing to her and then consider the case. The court also directed Sangeeta Ghosh and her counsel to consider the legality of the September 19 notice and decide the same in accordance with the law.

“The said exercise be completed by 22nd November 2024,” noted the bench as reported by Millennium Post. 

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