Kolkata: The petition of Sandip Ghosh the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, seeking a fast-track hearing in the matter of the cancellation of his medical registration by West Bengal Medical Council last month has been rejected by the vacation bench of Calcutta High Court. Rejecting the plea, the vacation bench of Justice Partha Sarathi Sen observed that the matter is not so urgent that it has to be heard by the vacation bench when the operations of the regular bench of Calcutta High Court are closed because of the festive season vacation.
Ghosh was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the financial irregularities case in R.G. Kar. Later, the CBI sleuths also showed him as arrested on charges of misleading the investigation and tampering with evidence when the probe was initially being carried out by the Kolkata Police. On September 18, the West Bengal Medical Council announced the cancellation of his registration and the formal notification on this count was issued by the council on September 19. On September 7, the West Bengal Medical Council issued a show-cause notice to Ghosh asking him to give a reply to the notice within three days. As Ghosh was in CBI custody, he was unable to give a reply to the notice which made the cancellation of his registration as a doctor inevitable.