PGIMS ex-director refuses to give up his designation
ROHTAK : Dr Rakesh Gupta, the ex-director of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, who had to resign from his post last November after a newborn boy went missing from the hospital’s gynaecology ward, has not yet given up his old stamp of “director” in official documents, sources told HT.
The sources said that at a recent meeting of the executive council of the PGIMS on May 10, Dr Gupta barged in uninvited and presented a letter addressed to the governor and chancellor of PGIMS signed as director PGIMS and senior professor department of orthopaedics.
The sources said in the letter, he informed the chancellor that his research and academic work, including thesis, has largely been streamlined, therefore, he submits his joining report to resume the charge of director, PGIMS, and requested to issue necessary orders accordingly.
The letter sent by Dr Gupta has not gone well with the executive council of the institute, which has warned him of disciplinary action. As per the minutes of the EC meeting sent to the government, the EC has noted “that the contents of the letter were misleading, illegal and devoid of facts and were liable to attract disciplinary action.” The observations further state: “Dr Gupta has deliberately and wrongfully used the designation of director — the post which he is not holding any longer. This amounts to wilful disobedience of the orders of the chancellor and government of Haryana. He cannot resume charge of the post of director PGIMS.”
When contacted on phone, Dr Rakesh Gupta, upon hearing the question, said that he was travelling and disconnected the call.
After Dr Gupta was forced to resign to fix responsibility of the missing newborn, his resignation was accepted by the chancellor and a new director, Dr MC Gupta, was appointed on the post. Thus, the EC directed Dr Rakesh Gupta to refrain from using the designation of director PGIMS and not indulge in any activity or correspondence with anybody using this designation with immediate effect. “Failing which, appropriate disciplinary action or any other action deemed fit will be initiated against him,” the minutes of the meeting said.
Not just Dr Rakesh Gupta, the medical superintendent also had to give up his post after the incident had rocked the hospital last year.
The family of the missing newborn has still not been able to trace the baby back.
Dr Gupta has deliberately and wrongfully used the designation of director — the post which he is not holding any longer. This amounts to wilful disobedience of the orders of the chancellor. He cannot resume charge. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF PGIMS OBSERVES