04-07-2005, 11:09 PM
<b>Kanchi Mutt proposes to open medical college in Seer's name</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Madras High Court today admitted a petition filed by the Kanchi Mutt for a direction to Tamil Nadu authorities to issue an 'essentiality certificate' (EC) for the purpose of establishing a new medical college in the name of Kanchi Sankaracharya in the city.
Admitting the petition, Justice K P Sivasubramanian issued notice to the Secretary of the state Health and Family Welfare department, returnable in two weeks.
The mutt contended it had applied for the EC on July 6, 2003, as a trust run by it wanted to start a medical college 'Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research' in the city and a teaching hospital under the auspices and guidance of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahavidyalaya (Deemed University) sponsored by a charitable trust of the Kanchi Mutt.
The petitioner said at this juncture, Tamil Nadu Hospitals in the city's Sankaranagar was facing financial problems and the trust cleared its dues and took it over for the purpose of establishing a state-of-the-art hospital as part of the medical college.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Madras High Court today admitted a petition filed by the Kanchi Mutt for a direction to Tamil Nadu authorities to issue an 'essentiality certificate' (EC) for the purpose of establishing a new medical college in the name of Kanchi Sankaracharya in the city.
Admitting the petition, Justice K P Sivasubramanian issued notice to the Secretary of the state Health and Family Welfare department, returnable in two weeks.
The mutt contended it had applied for the EC on July 6, 2003, as a trust run by it wanted to start a medical college 'Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research' in the city and a teaching hospital under the auspices and guidance of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahavidyalaya (Deemed University) sponsored by a charitable trust of the Kanchi Mutt.
The petitioner said at this juncture, Tamil Nadu Hospitals in the city's Sankaranagar was facing financial problems and the trust cleared its dues and took it over for the purpose of establishing a state-of-the-art hospital as part of the medical college.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Admitting the petition, Justice K P Sivasubramanian issued notice to the Secretary of the state Health and Family Welfare department, returnable in two weeks.
The mutt contended it had applied for the EC on July 6, 2003, as a trust run by it wanted to start a medical college 'Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research' in the city and a teaching hospital under the auspices and guidance of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahavidyalaya (Deemed University) sponsored by a charitable trust of the Kanchi Mutt.
The petitioner said at this juncture, Tamil Nadu Hospitals in the city's Sankaranagar was facing financial problems and the trust cleared its dues and took it over for the purpose of establishing a state-of-the-art hospital as part of the medical college.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Madras High Court today admitted a petition filed by the Kanchi Mutt for a direction to Tamil Nadu authorities to issue an 'essentiality certificate' (EC) for the purpose of establishing a new medical college in the name of Kanchi Sankaracharya in the city.
Admitting the petition, Justice K P Sivasubramanian issued notice to the Secretary of the state Health and Family Welfare department, returnable in two weeks.
The mutt contended it had applied for the EC on July 6, 2003, as a trust run by it wanted to start a medical college 'Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research' in the city and a teaching hospital under the auspices and guidance of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Mahavidyalaya (Deemed University) sponsored by a charitable trust of the Kanchi Mutt.
The petitioner said at this juncture, Tamil Nadu Hospitals in the city's Sankaranagar was facing financial problems and the trust cleared its dues and took it over for the purpose of establishing a state-of-the-art hospital as part of the medical college.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->