By IANS
New Delhi : The All-India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) has told the Delhi High Court that it would accommodate the public relations consultant, appointed by Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, in discharging his duties after going though the formal order issued by its governing body.
Responding to a petition filed by retired AIIMS PRO, Bijoy Kumar Dash, appointed a consultant by Ramadoss who is also AIIMS president, the institute said Friday the recent general body meeting condemned the stand of its director P. Venugopal and would initiate steps to accommodate Dash.
“Dash was appointed consultant pending regular appointment to the post. However, the AIIMS director did not allow him to function as Protocol and PRO on the plea that he cannot be appointed as a consultant in the absence of any (such) post,” said counsel Mukul Gupta appearing for the institute, quoting the report of the GBM in the court of Justice Hima Kohli.
The AIIMS also informed the court that it would release Dash’s pension and gratuity.
Dash accused the AIIMS management of illegally withholding his pension and gratuity besides his passport and cheque books and did not allow him to perform his duty despite being appointed as consultant.
Earlier, the court had issued notice to AIIMS through its president (the health minister) and the director on Dash’s petition in which he sought an enquiry into the alleged sealing of his office room in February 2007.
Submitting a list of articles before the court, Dash alleged that in October 2002, the management at the behest of the director had illegally taken away his passport, PAN card, flat ownership document and Employees Health Scheme (EHS) card while he was on leave.