Supreme Court constitutes new Oversight Committee to oversee functioning of Medical Council of India

The Supreme Court of India today constituted a new oversight committee to oversee the functioning of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The committee was constituted based on the suggestions made by Central government..The 5-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justices Jasti Chelameswar, RK Agarwal, DY Chandrachud and Abdul Nazeer accepted the suggestions made by the Centre..The five new members, who will constitute the over sight committee are.Dr. V.K. Paul, Professor & Head, Paediatrics, AIIMS, New DelhiDr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New DelhiDr. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER, ChandigarhDr. BN Gangadharan, Director, NIMHANS, BengaluruDr. Nikhil Tandon, Professor & Head, Endocrinology, AIIMS, New Delhi..The oversight committee will start its functions forthwith..Some of the functions of the Oversight committee, as recorded by the Supreme Court in its order, are as follows:.(a) the Oversight Committee will have the authority to oversee the functioning of Medical Council of India..b) all decisions/recommendations of the MCI will require approval of the Oversight Committee before they are communicated to the Central Government..c) the Oversight Committee will be free to issue appropriate remedial directions for improvement in the functioning of MCI..d) the Oversight Committee will function till the Central Government puts in place any other appropriate mechanism, or until further orders..Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Amarendra Sharan along with advocates Gopal Sankarnarayan, Saket Sikri, Amit Kumar and Ranjeeta Rohatgi appeared for petitioners. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar and Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh appeared for Central government while Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appeared for Medical Council of India..Read the order below.