Cut-practice- Letter to MMC President and members

From,


Dr Vani Kulhalli
Vile Parle East,

Mumbai-57


To,

President and other Esteemed Members

Maharashtra Medical Council,

Mumbai.

Date 16-7-2013

Subject- Referral to higher authority of complaint by Dr Himmatrao Bawaskar against P M Medical Centre, Pune

Respected Sirs and Madam,

I am writing with the hope that Dr Bawaskar’s case will reach its logical conclusion in your able hands.

In addition to sorting out the present complaint, I think that the Council should refer the matter to appropriate investigative agency to establish facts. I also feel that the Council should carry out appropriate study and avail of Legal expertise to discuss the problem of ‘cut-practice’ and its remedies. Such initiative has not been earlier taken. (Ref Enclosure).

Maharashtra Medical Council is severely handicapped by lack of jurisdiction and competence in taking adequate action against cut-practice, as a whole. A beginning can be made now by extending the scope of your work to establish the nature and extent of cut-practice and establishing deterrents. I request you to lodge a proper Police Complaint and refer matter to High Court/ Legal Cell of Government of Maharashtra to achieve the above stated aims.

Dr Bawaskar’s complaint should be treated as an opportunity for the Council to deliberate on corruption in private medical practice. I exhort you to take it upon yourself as a sacred duty; you may be able to redeem the lost prestige of our profession to some extent. Please do not let go of this chance to make history and change medical practice for the better.

Enclosure

Transcript of RTI application and reply made by me in February 2012

With lots of Hopes from You

Sincerely,



Dr Vani Kulhalli