PGIMER Dean appointment: Central Administrative Tribunal stays Health Ministry order of joining of Dr Surjit Singh - Video
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Putting a hold on the recent appointment of Prof Dr Surjit Singh as dean of academics, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Monday ordered the Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh not to accept his joining report till the next date of hearing.
In this regard, the bench comprising Ramesh Singh Thakur and Rashmi Saxena Sahni passed the direction against the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare order on March 8 which granted the appointment of Dr Surjit Singh, professor and head of the paediatric medicine department as the new dean in place of Dr Naresh Panda, professor and head of ENT department, who was holding the officiating charge of dean (academic). Furthermore, the order stated that Dr Panda would assume the position of Dean of Research.
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