07-26-2006, 01:31 AM
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
The cup of woes for Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is overflowing. In a self-inflicted embarrassment, the Union Government on Tuesday submitted before the Delhi High Court that it would withdraw the order of termination of the director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr P Venugopal.
However, <b>Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said that after the withdrawal of the termination order, the Government would file fresh charges against Dr Venugopal</b>.
The move came after the division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Kailash Gambhir threatened to dismiss the appeal against the single-judge bench order. As soon as the matter came up for hearing, the bench said the matter was pending before the single bench and it would not hear the submission of the Government. The matter will come up for hearing before the single bench on August 17.
Showing undue haste, the Centre had late on Monday moved the High Court seeking quashing of the order of a single-judge bench which had stayed the Institute's Governing Council's July 5 decision to terminate Venugopal's services. On July 7, Dr Venugopal had obtained a stay from a single bench of the High Court and resumed work the next day.
"The order of the single-judge bench stands authenticated," said Ashok Arora, a leading Supreme Court lawyer. He added that Tuesday's move also indicates that the Centre was on "an extremely sticky wicket". Eminent Supreme Court lawyer KTS Tulsi added that the assertion by the Centre that it would bring in fresh charges against Dr Venugopal "reflects the arrogance of the Government". <b>Others termed it as a desperate attempt of a beleaguered Health Minister to save his skin from further embarrassment.</b>
Meanwhile, a sense of déjà vu prevailed at AIIMS campus with doctors and students claiming that Tuesday's volte face was yet another blow to the hollow claims of the Health Minister. President of Faculty of AIIMS, Dr B K Khaitan said,<b> "We are extremely pleased with the stance of the High Court. It bolsters our confidence in the judiciary." </b>
Dr Binod Patro, President of the Residents' Doctors Association sounded equally upbeat. <b>"This is a victory of truth. It rejuvenates our trust in judiciary," </b>he said.
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
The cup of woes for Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is overflowing. In a self-inflicted embarrassment, the Union Government on Tuesday submitted before the Delhi High Court that it would withdraw the order of termination of the director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr P Venugopal.
However, <b>Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said that after the withdrawal of the termination order, the Government would file fresh charges against Dr Venugopal</b>.
The move came after the division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Kailash Gambhir threatened to dismiss the appeal against the single-judge bench order. As soon as the matter came up for hearing, the bench said the matter was pending before the single bench and it would not hear the submission of the Government. The matter will come up for hearing before the single bench on August 17.
Showing undue haste, the Centre had late on Monday moved the High Court seeking quashing of the order of a single-judge bench which had stayed the Institute's Governing Council's July 5 decision to terminate Venugopal's services. On July 7, Dr Venugopal had obtained a stay from a single bench of the High Court and resumed work the next day.
"The order of the single-judge bench stands authenticated," said Ashok Arora, a leading Supreme Court lawyer. He added that Tuesday's move also indicates that the Centre was on "an extremely sticky wicket". Eminent Supreme Court lawyer KTS Tulsi added that the assertion by the Centre that it would bring in fresh charges against Dr Venugopal "reflects the arrogance of the Government". <b>Others termed it as a desperate attempt of a beleaguered Health Minister to save his skin from further embarrassment.</b>
Meanwhile, a sense of déjà vu prevailed at AIIMS campus with doctors and students claiming that Tuesday's volte face was yet another blow to the hollow claims of the Health Minister. President of Faculty of AIIMS, Dr B K Khaitan said,<b> "We are extremely pleased with the stance of the High Court. It bolsters our confidence in the judiciary." </b>
Dr Binod Patro, President of the Residents' Doctors Association sounded equally upbeat. <b>"This is a victory of truth. It rejuvenates our trust in judiciary," </b>he said.
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