National Commission for Scheduled Castes issues notice to AIIMS Delhi

AIIMS Delhi has been given 15 days to reply to the Supreme Court body on a complaint by a former senior resident doctor.

A former senior resident doctor of AIIMS Delhi has lodged a complaint against the medical institute and alleged that he was not selected for the post of assistant professor in the geriatric medicine department despite meeting the criteria and having a good academic record. He also said that the reserved seat is still vacant. National Commission for Scheduled Castes which is a Supreme Court body has issued a notice to the medical institute over the complaint.

The commission has asked for replies from the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Health and the AIIMS Director.

“In case the commission does not receive reply from you within the stipulated time, the commission may exercise powers of Civil Court conferred on it under Article 338 of the Constitution of India and issue summons for your appearance in person or by a representative before the commission,” said the notice, as reported by Indian Express.

Complain details

"A total of four posts were advertised and four eligible candidates appeared in different categories. Two seats were filled while two remained vacant — SC and OBC seats — despite me and another candidate from the OBC category applying for the same. We sent our grievance to AIIMS director Dr M Srinivas, who took it to the governing body. However, the governing body took no action and suggested that the seat should be readvertised,” said the doctor in his complaint.

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