The petitioner challenged the order dated 26.8.2015 (P.19) by way of writ petition bearing CWP No.22162 of 2015 titled Dr. Sukhchain Singh Bhullar Vs. Medical Council of India and Ors. During the pendency of this writ petition, Dr.Reena Nayyar, Secretary, Medical Council of India appeared and deposed in the Court that they would have a re-look into the impugned order because it was argued at the instance of the petitioner that the MCI was reviewing its earlier orders in respect of similarly situated persons. Thereafter, the petitioner was given an opportunity by the MCI to represent to the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee in its meeting held on 11th & 12th July, 2016 considered the matter of the petitioner as also on the issue of disparity in the punishment awarded to 23 other faculty members and it was observed that other 23 faculty members were mostly Junior Residents & Senior Residents who were in their early years of career and had also admitted their guilt while undertaking that they would not repeat such acts in future but in the case of the petitioner, this lenient view was not taken by the Committee on the ground that he was Senior Professor and being an experienced doctor, gave false declaration Forms during the MCI inspections and indulged in the acts, which are in violation of legal provisions and, therefore cannot be equated and treated at par with the other Junior and Senior Residents, who had just entered the profession. However, the Ethics Committee in its wisdom unanimously decided to recommend that the petitioner be debarred from taking up any teaching or administrative
