Saturday, October 11, 2008

Return of the prodigal son

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Apex court reinstates a top doctor and lays down the ground rules

AIIMS: VENUGOPALNo minister is bigger than the court. And it has just been confirmed. The Supreme Court last week delivered Health Minister, Anbumani Ramadoss a rap on the knuckles for trying to push the controversial amendment to Section 11 of the AIIMS Act, 2007; a piece of legislation aimed at forcibly removing AIIMS Director, P. Venugopal, who was appointed for a five-year term in July 2003.

The Supreme Court, which has ordered the reinstatement of AIIMS Director, termed the Centre's controversial Act as "naked discrimination" and "one man legislation," which prematurely retired the eminent cardiologist. The government, however, claimed that “malice could not be attributed to Parliament,” as it was merely trying to clarify the murky business of appointing directors by making a formal statute to govern selection. Venugopal’s court victory is the latest instalment in the bitter wrangle for power over AIIMS.

‘‘It is not a setback for me. It was not my decision, but that of the UPA government, which was even approved by Parliament,’’ said Ramadoss, who has been seen as leveraging his status as the representative of a UPA constituent to frequently engage in unilateralism. The Court’s observations will certainly prove to be a dampener for other Central ministers with similar ambitions.

The judicial blow naturally triggered demands for the minister’s resignation by the opposition BJP as well as AIIMS faculty. However, Ramadoss, leader of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founded by his father S. Ramadoss, has refused. Meanwhile, with just two months to go before he superannuates from AIIMS, Venugopal may soon start a super-specialty hospital in a joint venture.


Asutosh Kumar


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