Plea in Madras HC seeks Timely Publication of Medical College Assessment Reports on NMC website

The matter is listed for further hearing on January 19, 2024. Read here to get details.

Madras High Court briefly heard a plea seeking timely publication of medical college assessment reports for the academic years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24, before the commencement of All India Counselling on the National Medical Commission's official website. The high court listed the case for further hearing on January 19, 2024.

Petitioner Dr Mohamed Khader Meeran urged the bench to take immediate action to promptly publish the infrastructure assessment reports of medical colleges for these academic years. He also requested the court to ensure the availability of historical assessment reports on the NMC website.

The plea was heard by the bench comprising Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy. 

"There are two more orders regarding the assessment reports, issued by CIC to the Medical Council of India (MCI) in the past, which are binding to the National Medical Commission as of today. However, the NMC has not adhered to these orders. In a surprising turn of events, the NMC introduced a new regulation published in the gazette on 2nd June 2023, nullifying the CIC orders. The regulation states that only final assessment results will be declared, omitting the publication of comprehensive assessment reports prepared after physical inspections," said the petitioner, as reported by Medical Dialogues.

"All the patients seeking healthcare from the hospitals attached to the medical colleges/ institutions are entitled to know the standard of care provided at the hospital, details regarding health workforce etc in that particular hospital. To ensure patients are getting these legal rights in healthcare facilities, ensure standard level of care offered etc its necessary to periodically disseminate the infrastructure & faculty assessment reports of medical colleges with larger public interest," added the plea.

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