Disabled doctor wins lawsuit for PG counsel | Delhi News
New Delhi: A disabled MBBS student who has been declared ineligible to pursue a postgraduate course has been granted permission by the Delhi High Court to appear before the PG Medical Board.
The petitioner, Lakshmi, who has completed her MBBS course at Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, has polio in her left lower limb. “Other than that, I have no complications in my body. But still, Safdarjung Hospital declared me 100% disabled and rejected me to get a discharge certificate,” Lakshmi told TOI.
For NEET PG counseling after completion of MBBS, PwD students need a certificate from one of the specific centers. Lakshmi decided to get hers at the center-run Safdarjung Hospital. “On August 24, I went there to take the disability test. Due to polio I use an orthotic caliper, however the examiners asked me to take it off and walk, which I was unable to do. And they declared me 100% disabled. As per the rule, a PwD candidate with a 40-80% handicap is allowed to take PG courses,” she added.
On September 1, she decided to file a petition with the High Court. Led by Judge Sanjeev Narula, the HC asked AIIMS to set up an expert panel to assess the disability of the MBBS doctor. A team of three doctors was assembled to examine him.
The AIIMS committee in the report to the HC said the petitioner “would be able to perform the duties expected of a post-graduate medical specialist”.
The petitioner, Lakshmi, who has completed her MBBS course at Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, has polio in her left lower limb. “Other than that, I have no complications in my body. But still, Safdarjung Hospital declared me 100% disabled and rejected me to get a discharge certificate,” Lakshmi told TOI.
For NEET PG counseling after completion of MBBS, PwD students need a certificate from one of the specific centers. Lakshmi decided to get hers at the center-run Safdarjung Hospital. “On August 24, I went there to take the disability test. Due to polio I use an orthotic caliper, however the examiners asked me to take it off and walk, which I was unable to do. And they declared me 100% disabled. As per the rule, a PwD candidate with a 40-80% handicap is allowed to take PG courses,” she added.
On September 1, she decided to file a petition with the High Court. Led by Judge Sanjeev Narula, the HC asked AIIMS to set up an expert panel to assess the disability of the MBBS doctor. A team of three doctors was assembled to examine him.
The AIIMS committee in the report to the HC said the petitioner “would be able to perform the duties expected of a post-graduate medical specialist”.