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Monday, Oct 18, 2004

Karnataka

Karnataka

Bail for doctor accused of giving certificates to Telgi

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, OCT. 17. The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted bail to K.H. Jnanendrappa, professor of medicine and in-charge of Diabetes Clinic, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore.

The Judge, A.C. Kabbin, directed Dr. Jnanendrappa to furnish a bond of Rs. 30,000 and a like surety. He was ordered not to tamper with the evidence and not to go to the hospital. He was also directed not to leave the jurisdiction without the permission of the trial court.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Dr. Jnanendrappa on July 28, 2004, on the ground that he and Channakeshava of Victoria Hospital had helped Abdul Kareem Lala, alias Abdul Telgi in obtaining medical certificates. The CBI said these certificates were used by Telgi to file bail applications in various courts. In September, the court ordered issue of notice to the CBI on a petition by Dr. Jnanendrappa who had moved the court for bail saying he was not connected with the fake stamp paper case that the CBI was investigating. He said on July 27, 2004, the 35th Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge rejected his application for anticipatory bail stating that his custodial interrogation was necessary.

Dismissed

The Judge, K.L. Manjunath, on Friday dismissed a petition by two women urging the court to direct the Authorisation Committee for Transplantation of Human Organs to permit kidney donation. The petitioner S. Malligamma of Bellary said Saraswathi of Ramanagar had come forward to donate a kidney. Ms. Malligamma said she was suffering from renal failure and the doctors had advised a kidney transplant. When Ms. Malligamma and Ms. Saraswathi applied for transplantation before the committee, their request was turned down on August 17, 2004. They urged the court to direct the committee to approve the transplantation and quash the August 17 order. Dismissing the petition, Mr. Justice Manjunath directed the police to look into the files submitted by the applicants who wanted to donate kidney and to find out how many donors were from Ramanagar and if the kidneys were donated out of love or stemmed from illegal transplantation.

Order set aside

A third judge has set aside the order of the Medical Council of India (MCI) holding that the B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore, cannot admit students for the first year MBBS course this year. A Division Bench comprising Justice S.R. Nayak and Justice D.V. Shylendra Kumar had given divergent opinions on the MCI Act. While Mr. Justice Nayak had held that MCI could not bar admission of students, Mr. Justice Shylendra Kumar had said the MCI was empowered to bar admissions.

The matter was then referred to the third judge, Justice N. Kumar, for his opinion. Mr. Justice Kumar said the MCI had no power to stop admission of students to recognised colleges and that principles of justice had to be followed before such an order was passed.

Notice

Mr. Justice Manjunath on Friday ordered issue of notice to the Registrar-General of the High Court on a petition by eight MLAs. In their petition, the MLAs, Vatal Nagaraj, K.M. Krishnamurthy, J.C. Madhuswamy, Shivanna, G.V. Sreerama Reddy, H.C. Balakrishna, M.T. Krishnappa, and Govind Muktappa Karjol, said they were not being invited to official functions such as inauguration of courts in taluks and districts.

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