Calcutta HC quashes WB Medical Council's suspension of Dr Santanu Sen

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed the West Bengal Medical Council's (WBMC) order of suspending the registration of former TMC Rajya Sabha member, Dr Santanu Sen, for two years, over allegations of making unsubstantiated claims about holding a foreign medical degree.

Dr Sen, a former president of the Indian Medical Association, was removed from the list of doctors of the West Bengal Medical Council on Friday last.

“This is to inform you that the WBMC found you guilty of infamous conduct in a professional respect and decided that the name of Dr Santanu Sen be removed from the register of registered medical practitioners maintained by the WBMC for a period of two years,” a letter issued on Friday said.

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In the letter, the WBMC said, "Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) is just a fellowship and not a degree. Dr Sen was writing this fellowship on his letterhead along with MBBS and post-graduation. This was misleading as patients would take it as a foreign degree. This is an infamous conduct.”

According to a UNI news report, a single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Amrita Sinha, after hearing, today dismissed the WBMC's two years' suspension order with a note that the reason for the suspension was not given.

The court also observed that the action was taken without hearing the party.

The court also observed why the suo motu action against the medic was not cleared. The judge, however, said the WBMC, if it wants, can proceed in the matter lawfully.

The court, however, told Dr Sen to use his letterhead with mention of diploma fellowship henceforth, reports UNI.

Fifty-two-year-old medic Sen moved the high court and sought intervention after the punitive action against him.

The WBMC's move happened a few months after the ruling TMC suspended Dr Shantanu Sen from the party on charges of indulging in anti-party activities.

Dr Sen had criticised the government after the rape and murder of a woman resident junior doctor at R G Kar Hospital in August nine, 2024.

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