New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has directed AIIMS to constitute a board of experts to assess the disability of an MBBS doctor, who has been declared ineligible to pursue postgraduate level medical course.
The court was hearing a plea by an MBBS doctor whose grievance was that despite being a person with benchmark disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, she has been declared ineligible to pursue postgraduate level medical course on the basis of a certificate of disability for NEET admissions issued by Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital by which she has been certified as a person with 100 per cent disability.
Justice Sanjeev Narula said it would be appropriate to have a second opinion in respect of the petitioner’s disability and asked the Director of AIIMS to constitute a board of three experts in the relevant field to assess her disability and specifically discern as to whether she would be able to perform the functions expected from a postgraduate specialist doctor.
The court asked the board to submit a detailed report in a sealed cover on or before the next date of hearing.