Sunanda case: CAT hears AIIMS doc’s plea
12 July 2014 12:36 AM GMT
The AIIMS on Friday accused Sudhir Gupta, who is in the centre of a controversy over the autopsy report of Sunanda Pushkar, of causing adverse publicity for the institute by levelling baseless allegations.
The submissions from AIIMS came before the Central Administration Tribunal (CAT), which was hearing a service related case filed by Gupta, the head of the AIIMS forensic department.
Gupta has filed a case before the principal CAT bench at New Delhi regarding the promotion of another member of the faculty of forensic medicine department.
Hearing the matter Friday, a bench headed by A.K. Bhardwaj directed the union health ministry and AIIMS to file their responses in connection with the case. It also sought the minutes of AIIMS general body meeting held on 12 May, where a decision to elevate doctor O.P. Murthy as the head of the AIIMS forensic department was taken.
The tribunal even asked counsel of both the doctors that they were making a ‘small issue very big’. ‘I wonder, if doctors are so much interested in doing clerical work,’ said the tribunal.
Advocate Naushad Ahmad Khan, who appeared on behalf of the health ministry, told the tribunal that the ministry has sought records pertaining to the case from AIIMS and it needs two weeks to file reply.
AIIMS’ counsel Mehmood Pracha said: ‘It (AIIMS) cannot take any disciplinary action against him (Gupta) as the matter is pending in the court. Gupta is creating adverse publicity of AIIMS by making baseless allegations before the media.’ The tribunal set 30 July as the next date of hearing.
The submissions from AIIMS came before the Central Administration Tribunal (CAT), which was hearing a service related case filed by Gupta, the head of the AIIMS forensic department.
Gupta has filed a case before the principal CAT bench at New Delhi regarding the promotion of another member of the faculty of forensic medicine department.
Hearing the matter Friday, a bench headed by A.K. Bhardwaj directed the union health ministry and AIIMS to file their responses in connection with the case. It also sought the minutes of AIIMS general body meeting held on 12 May, where a decision to elevate doctor O.P. Murthy as the head of the AIIMS forensic department was taken.
The tribunal even asked counsel of both the doctors that they were making a ‘small issue very big’. ‘I wonder, if doctors are so much interested in doing clerical work,’ said the tribunal.
Advocate Naushad Ahmad Khan, who appeared on behalf of the health ministry, told the tribunal that the ministry has sought records pertaining to the case from AIIMS and it needs two weeks to file reply.
AIIMS’ counsel Mehmood Pracha said: ‘It (AIIMS) cannot take any disciplinary action against him (Gupta) as the matter is pending in the court. Gupta is creating adverse publicity of AIIMS by making baseless allegations before the media.’ The tribunal set 30 July as the next date of hearing.
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