ABSTRACT Committee - Constitution of Ad-hoc Committee to continue the Administration of Tamil Nadu Medica! Council — Orders — Issued. Health and Family Welfare (21) Department G.0. (D) No.287 Date: 16.03.2023 Aqardreopast padrQ 2054 SUBIEEI ULL tb UTbigeall—2. Read: 1. G,0(D)No.667, Health and Family Welfare (21) Department, dated 17.06.2022. 2, G.O(D)No.1110, Healtti and Family Welfare (21) Department, dated 17.10.2022. 3. Government letter No.3450382/Z1/2022-8, Health and Family Weifare (Z1) Department, dated 30.01.2023, 4. From the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, OPN No.26/AGRS/2023, dated 2.02.2023, -000- ORDE! The Madras Medical Registration Act, 1914 was enacted to provide the registration of medical practitioners in the Presidency of Madras. As per Sec 5(1) of the Act, a Medical Council was established and functioning for thé State of Madras, consisting of the members listed therein. The President and Vice President of the Council shall be elected by the members of the Council from amongst themselves in the prescribed manner. The member of the Council other than a nominated president who is member ex-officio shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of his election or nomination and shall be eligible for re-election or Te-nomination. The council shall appoint a Registrar who shall act as Secretary to the Council and who shall also act as Treasurer unless the Council shall appoint another person as, Treasurer. In the rules, framed under the Act, the Registrar of the Council also functions as the Returning Officer. The Registrar cum Returning Officer, Tamil Nadu Medical Council in accordance with the rule 2 in regard to the Elections to the Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Chennai under Clause({) of the sub-section(1) of Section § of the Madras Medical Registration (Amendment) Act CVI of 1938 issued notice for the conduct of election of seven members of the council in the month of January / February 2023 and all Registered Medical Practitioners registered upto 30.6.2022 as published in the Gazette of Government of Tamil Nadu were declaredto vote. Notification had also been published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 21.09.2022 to conduct the election for 7 members to the council to be held in the month of January /February 2023. 2. In the reference third read above, the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu was requested to offer his learned legal opinion 3. In the reference fourth read above, the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, High Court of Madras in his specific opinion among others has stated that the term of the Tamil Nadu Medical Council is also coming to an end in February 2023. Therefore, an ad hoc Committee shall be appointed at the earliest to continue the ‘Administration of the Tamil Nadu Medical Council and for revamping the enactment and advised the authorities to act in this regard. 4. As of now the following seven members elected in the last casual election of the council:- 1, Or.K Senthil 2. Dr. T.Jeyasingh 3. Dr-R.Thiyagarajan 4, Dr.S.Dhalapathy 5, Dr.T. Sadagopan 6. Dr.M.K. Ponnuraj 7. Dr.RV.Surendran 6. In the reference first and second read above, the Government have nominated the following persons as members in Tamil Nadu Medical Council for a term of five years from the date of their nomination in the existing vacancies:- 1. Dr.§.Sivaram Kannan, formerly Associate Professor of Medicine, Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.(Now Medical Officer, Governor's Household) 2. Dr.A.Murugananthan, Ex.Emeritus Professor, Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. 3. Dr RPrabhakaran, Professor & Head of Department of Respiratory Medicines, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai Medical College, Madurai. 6. The present team of office bearers of Tamil Nadu Medical Council came to end by 16" February 2023. As the terms of the elected office bearers of the Tamil Nadu Medical Council has already expired and, taking info account the learned opinion of the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, the Government after carefulconsideration has decided to constitute an Ad hoc Committee to continue the -administration of Tamil Nadu Medical Council with the following composition:- (i) Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare (i) Thiru.S. George Alexander, Additional Secretary to Government, Law Department. (iii) Dr.G.Srinivas, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Epidemiology, The Tamil Nadu D.MGR Medical University. (iv) Three existing Government nominated members viz., 1. Dr.S.Sivaram Kannan 2. Dr.AMurugananthan 3. Dr-R.Prabhakaran 7. The Government direct the Committee to send the report within one month. (BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) P.SENTHILKUMAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To The Director of Medical Education, Chennai-600 010. The President, Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Chennai-600106 The Private Secretary to Principal Secretary o Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Chennai-600 009 The Private Secretary to Additional Secretary to Government, Law Department, Chennai-600 009, Dr.G.Srinivas, Professor & Head of the Department of Epidemology, Tamil Nadu Medical University. Dr.S.Sivaram Kannan,Government nominated Member, Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Chennai-600 106. Dr.A.Murugananthan, Government nominated Member, Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Chennai-600 106, Or.R.Prabhakaran, Government nominated Member, Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Chennai-600 106. Copy to: The Personal Assistant to Minister (Health and Family Welfare), Chennai-600 009, The Health and Family Welfare (Data Cell) Department, Chennai-600 009 Stock File / Spare Copy. 1 FORWARDED / BY ORDER / (ee eet eit oFricer ~!-