The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal (Bhopal) how the rules were changed in the middle of the appointment process of professors and assistant professors. In this case, on behalf of the petitioner, citing the judgment of the Supreme Court, it was argued that after the start of the game, the rules cannot be changed in the middle.

A division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal Mishra has issued a notice to the Principal Secretary, Director Medical Education and Commissioner Health Services seeking answers.

Rakesh Kumar Mishra, filed a petition in the High Court stating that an advertisement was issued for the appointment of 91 professors, additional professors and assistant professors in AIIMS Bhopal.

Advocate NS Rooprah, on behalf of the petitioner, said during the hearing that according to the advertisement 50 marks were fixed for assessment. It was reduced to 35 before the results came. Apart from this, the prescribed 15 marks for teaching and research experience were also removed.

The petitioner alleged that AIIMS Bhopal made the above appointments according to the criteria shown in the advertisement, but changed all the criteria before the result was declared. Presenting the example of Supreme Court's judicial precedent, advocate Ruprah argued that the rules of the game cannot be changed after playing the game.

 Hence all the appointments are illegal. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, how the rules were changed during the process of appointment of professors and assistant professors. A single bench of Justice Vivek Aggarwal directed the director of AIIMS to submit a personal affidavit in this regard.

The court said that failing this, the director will have to appear personally. The next hearing on the matter will be on June 23. On the other hand, in another petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the government that when the bond was made to be filled by the medical student, then why was the appointment not given to the post of Medical Officer? Why are his documents not being returned as per rules?

A division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal Mishra has issued a notice to the Principal Secretary, Director Medical Education and Commissioner Health Services seeking answers.

Dr. Bhimrao Roop Singh Pawar, originally a resident of Maharashtra, filed a petition stating that he had completed the MD course on July 14, 2017. Advocate Aditya Sanghi, on behalf of the petitioner, said that as per the rules, if the government does not appoint the post of medical officer within three months of the declaration of the result, then the terms of the bond automatically expire. It was argued that the appointment letter has not been given till date, so all the original documents of the petitioner should be returned and freed from the condition of bond.