New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the central government and others in response to a petition challenging the new regulations issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
A bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued the notice.
The petition was filed by the United Doctors Front through advocate Satyam Singh Rajput.
The petition sought to declare as unconstitutional the NMC’s decision to relax recruitment rules for medical college faculty.
It also sought an interim stay on the controversial provisions. The petition demanded that only clinically qualified MBBS doctors (MD/MS) be allowed to teach MBBS students.
Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput, representing the petitioner, argued that the central government’s decision will dilute medical education standards and equate MSc/PhD holders with MBBS, MD, and MS doctors.
In an exclusive conversation with the iTV network, Advocate Rajput said that it would adversely impact the careers of MBBS, MD, and MS doctors, who have achieved their qualifications through rigorous effort and national-level examinations.
This, he said, is a violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. He said that the decision goes against the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, and the competency-based medical education system.
According to the NMC ‘Medical Institutions (Faculty Qualifications) Regulations, 2025,’ individuals holding MSc and PhD degrees can be appointed as faculty in five subjects—Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Microbiology.
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