12/09/2010
Formation of medical boards by armed forces under HC scanner
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) The policy of forming medical boards by armed and para-military forces has come under the scanner of the Delhi High Court which favoured a "re-look" into the process as fitness clearance to aspirants was often given "wrongly" by doctors having no specialisation.
The court noted that in several cases, candidates have "wrongly" been declared unfit in view of the absence of experts of different fields in the medical board.
"Review/appellate medical boards are constituted consisting of civil surgeon or persons having no expertise at all in the specialisation in the medical field involved," a Bench comprising Justices Geeta Mittal and J R Midha said and asked the forces to "re-look" into the four-decade old policy.
The court fiat to the armed and para-military forces came after it perused the report of an experts'' body constituted by it.
"We have found that a board of experts constituted under our orders has differed in their reports with the certification of medical unfitness of a candidate by a review/appeal medical board which did not include a specialist.
"This fact by itself manifests that the respondents and authorities need to re-look at the policy framed almost four decades ago," the Bench said asking them to place before it the compliance report within six months.
The court also expressed its anguish over the authorities accepting certificate given by a doctor without having expertise in respective field.
"We are unable to comprehend to as to how a doctor not trained in the field can given a certification for existence of a condition for which he does not have specialisation or training. It is also unfortunate the authorities accept such certification without taking the opinion of the specialist," the Bench said.
"The guidelines which were issued by respondents are required to keep pace with not only the social developments but with the developments in technology and in medical science as well as availability of superior diagnostic techniques," the court said.
The Bench disposed of a petition filed by Kamlesh Kumar Kamal, who was declared unfit for the post of Assistant Commandant in the Central Reserve Police Force, but was later selected after he submitted the fitness certificate given by experts at a civil hospital following an intervention by the court.
Formation of medical boards by armed forces under HC scanner
Sunday, September 12, 2010
CWG: Indian Army asked to fight mosquitoes
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi has sought the help of Indian Army personnel for specific tasks to ensure a successful conduct of the 2010 Games.
New Delhi, Sept. 8: With dengue cases in the city crossing the 1,400 mark, the Indian Army will be drafted to fight mosquito menace near the Commonwealth Games Village, where athletes and delegates will stay during the Oct-3-14 mega event, an official said Wednesday.
A decision to deploy the army was taken at a meeting of health officials held by Delhi health minister Kiran Walia and Lt. Governor Tejendra Khanna has accorded it his approval, according to Municipal Corporation of Delhi's
Public Health Committee chairman V.K. Monga.
A letter will soon be sent to the army authorities, and army personnel willin a day or two start working with the help of MCD staffers, who apparently are finding it difficult to drain out water from the Village surroundings.
The services of the army's engineering department are being secured to help in this task, officials said.
Due to massive construction work in and around the Games Village, which has been built on the Yamuna's river-bed in east Delhi, and ar other venues for the mega sporting event, Delhi has witnessed a surge in dengue cases.
Monga told IANS that the Army will drain out water from water pools near the Games Village, spray anti-larval chemical in the area, and clean and level pools flooded with incessant rains and Yamuna water.
He said the Army's help has been sought as it is better equipped to deal with such situations and its pesonnel can go down in the water.
"They also have all the equipment required for the work," Monga added.
At least 24 Commonwealth countries have made inquiries about the status of dengue in the capital.
Mosquito breeding will be at its peak during the hot and humid October and the Yamuna banks are likely to be the main breeding ground for mosquitoes responsible for dengue and malaria, an official said.
Delhi asks Army to fight mosquitoes September 8th, 2010
Citizen comments
Submitted by Pasupathy on Thu, 09/09/2010 - 9:36am.
The Indian Army organized the International Military Games in Hyderabad with aplomb. Probably if the Army was tasked to coduct CWG four years ago they would have done it in a professional and economic way and the funds that has been spent/ going to be spent could have been utilised to equip the Army to meet their critical shortages. It is an irony that Indian Army has been called to fight mosquitoes in Delhi. What image we are projecting for the Country and the Army? May be some international players may withdraw from competing due to the mosquito menace.
Submitted by AKC on Wed, 08/09/2010 - 11:51pm.
Why should Indian Army get involved in this filth that our politicians created. This clearly shows that there was no proper planning done either by Common Wealth Games Organization Committee that is conducting the games and the Govts at the center and Delhi UT. Army should outrightly reject this request. There are other things that the Army can take care of. This (cleaning) needs to be done with the help of other departments as well as with the help of social organizations. Don't we have NCC cadets and other people from surronding muncipalities who can take care of this mess. As a last resort, para-military forces can be used but certainly NOT Army. Personally, I feel that these games will project India in bad-light and will bring bad name. It is too late to call it off now, anyway. Possible Corrective measures need to be taken at the earliest and save some pride.
Submitted by blaze on Wed, 08/09/2010 - 8:17pm.
ha ha ha mosquitos are more harmful than maoists. Politicians are money eaters and should be given the highest punishment for their crime.
Submitted by Ravi Shendarkar on Wed, 08/09/2010 - 7:58pm.
Either the Delhi government needs to be admitted to a mental hospital or the Army Authorities who will sanction troops to such unnoble cause.
CWG: Leave the Army Alone
LEAVE THE ARMY ALONE
Leave the Army Alone
THE ARMY has once again been dragged in to do a dirty job. The dirt and water logging in the Commonwealth Games Village area are being cleaned up by the Indian Army which legitimately is the MCD’s job.
The Government, its ministers and the bureaucrats don’t hesitate even for a moment to call in the army to do a job for which it has no expertise in. Despite the army coming to the rescue of the government in every crisis, it does not want to pay them their legitimate dues or give them their status and position in the society. Government’s refusal to grant One Rank One Pension to military veterans even after the recommendations of successive parliamentary committees, denial of rank pay for over two decades even after the highest court of the land has given a judgment in favour of the case and refusing to revisit the order of precedence of the Armed Forces are prime examples.
Unfortunately, the bureaucracy is making a monkey out of the elected representatives of the government and the latter seems helpless.
At the end of the Games, it will be the organisations like the MCD who would walk away with commendations and awards while the army will be ignored as it happened after the Asian Games.
Brig V Mahalingam (Retired)
Leave the Army Alone
THE ARMY has once again been dragged in to do a dirty job. The dirt and water logging in the Commonwealth Games Village area are being cleaned up by the Indian Army which legitimately is the MCD’s job.
The Government, its ministers and the bureaucrats don’t hesitate even for a moment to call in the army to do a job for which it has no expertise in. Despite the army coming to the rescue of the government in every crisis, it does not want to pay them their legitimate dues or give them their status and position in the society. Government’s refusal to grant One Rank One Pension to military veterans even after the recommendations of successive parliamentary committees, denial of rank pay for over two decades even after the highest court of the land has given a judgment in favour of the case and refusing to revisit the order of precedence of the Armed Forces are prime examples.
Unfortunately, the bureaucracy is making a monkey out of the elected representatives of the government and the latter seems helpless.
At the end of the Games, it will be the organisations like the MCD who would walk away with commendations and awards while the army will be ignored as it happened after the Asian Games.
Brig V Mahalingam (Retired)
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