Payal Tadvi Suicide Case: Maharashtra Medical Council issues notice to 2 accused doctors

Written by Sanchari Chattopadhyay Published On 2020-11-06T09:30:58+05:30 | Updated On 6 Nov 2020 9:30 AM IST

Payal Tadvi Suicide Case: Maharashtra Medical Council issues notice to 2 accused doctors

New Delhi: Within a few days of the Supreme Court allowing the three doctors accused in the suicide case of Dr. Payal Tadvi to continue their postgraduate medical courses, now the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has issued notices to two of the doctors seeking their clarification on the allegations of abetment.

The three postgraduate medical students were accused of harassing and ragging the deceased Dr. Tadvi which allegedly drove her to take her own life. Among the three doctors who were seniors to the deceased medico, two have already been registered under MMC. The Council has recently served notices to the two of them seeking to file a response and clarify their take on the allegations of harassment and abetment within a period of 15 days.

This came in wake of the council's ethical committee that would soon hold a hearing to decide whether medical licenses of the two doctors be suspended or canceled, confirms Dr Shivkumar Utture, MMC president.

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Medical Dialogues had extensively reported about the unfortunate case, wherein, the 26-year-old PG medico Dr Payal Tadvi pursuing MD Gynecology from a well known BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai had allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room in May 2019. The doctor was allegedly under depression as three of her senior colleagues allegedly used to harass her with casteist remarks. A complaint was moved by the medico's family and a case against the trio, was registered under section 306 (abetment for suicide) of the Indian penal code (IPC), sections of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, Anti-Ragging Act and Information Technology Act, 2000.

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Previously the Bombay High Court granted bail to the three doctors but ordered that the license of the accused would remain suspended until the trial concludes. Later, the court stated that the MMC would be at liberty to pass any order as per the section of the Act. Subsequent to HC orders, the state medical council revoked the suspension of licenses of 2 doctors.

The accused doctors, who are pursuing a post-graduate medical course in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, have completed two years out of three years of the course. They had moved the apex court seeking to resume their studies postgraduate degree in gynecology and obstetrics. The Court found it against the MCI norms to transfer them to another institution to complete their courses. The apex court had stated that the doctors must be allowed to go back to their study, imposed several conditions on them including that they shall not influence or even attempt to influence any of the witnesses in any manner and shall present themselves on each date before the trial court.

Now, as per a recent media report by The Indian Express, both the doctors registered under the Council have been given a 15 days time period to give their response on the allegations raised against them by the mother and the family members of the deceased medico.

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Source : with inputs

Sanchari Chattopadhyay

Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.