‘Let Down All Education’: Madras HC Upholds Doctor’s Suspension For Creating Fake Medical Certificate For Land Grabbing

Case: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan v. The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Medical Council and others

Coram: Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy

Case No.: W.A.No.517 of 2022

Court Observation: Now, coming to the proportionality of the punishment, this is not a case of oversight or an issue of a medical certificate to any third person by not taking adequate care. This is a certificate issued willfully knowing the true state of affairs…… When the appellant has let down all the education imparted on him by these institutions just because the real estate value of these sub-urban properties has skyrocketed beyond its worth, we feel that doubles up the seriousness of the misconduct and accordingly, we do not find that the punishment imposed is in any manner disproportionate or unduly severe on the appellant.

“This apart, from the above facts, it is clear that the action of the appellant, in issuing the certificate is clearly fraudulent and thus, fraud vitiates the actions and therefore, any plea as to the violation of principles of natural justice is only hyper-technical and without any substance. Therefore, we do not find any violation of principles of natural justice by the respondents 1 and 2.

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Keywords

Fake Medical Certificate, Doctor’s Suspension