State balm for docs:

June 10: The state government on Tuesday informed that it had allowed even those who had not approached the court, also to participate in the counseling for 16 post graduate medical specialty courses.
There had been widespread protects across the state against the ‘treatment’ meted out by the police to doctors who had turned up at the Director of Medical Education (DME) for counseling for admission to the courses on Monday, The Medical students in the state boycotted the classes, protesting against lathicharge.
Meanwhile, the BJP sought “appropriate action on officials responsible for the irregulaties” in the counseling doctors for MD\MS seat. According to party’s state general secretary Dr.Tamizhisai Soundrajah, the police action on the striking doctors was highly condemnable.
The Madras high court had on June 9 permitted the DME to hold counseling for these specialties courses. According the DME allowed counseling for the candidates, including 21 petitioners who had approached the court. However, non-service candidates who had not gone to the court insisted the DME to include them in the counseling and indulged in an agitation. The protest ended in a road roko leading to lathicharge by police.
On Tuesday, the government told the Madras high court that due to the prevailing situation, it had allowed even those who had not filed writ petitions, to take part in counseling for 16 PG Medical Specialties courses.
Recording the submission by additional advocate general N.Kannadasan, Justice K.Venkataraman said, “It is needless to say that the selection is subject to the result of the writ petitions”. The Clause envisaged reservation of the entire 50 per cent of seat in these 16 specialties for in-service candidates. The remaining would go to the all India quota. As per this clause, the non-clinical specialties which would not serving candidates include pathology, bio-chemistry and forensic medical
June 10: The state government on Tuesday informed that it had allowed even those who had not approached the court, also to participate in the counseling for 16 post graduate medical specialty courses.
There had been widespread protects across the state against the ‘treatment’ meted out by the police to doctors who had turned up at the Director of Medical Education (DME) for counseling for admission to the courses on Monday, The Medical students in the state boycotted the classes, protesting against lathicharge.
Meanwhile, the BJP sought “appropriate action on officials responsible for the irregulaties” in the counseling doctors for MD\MS seat. According to party’s state general secretary Dr.Tamizhisai Soundrajah, the police action on the striking doctors was highly condemnable.
The Madras high court had on June 9 permitted the DME to hold counseling for these specialties courses. According the DME allowed counseling for the candidates, including 21 petitioners who had approached the court. However, non-service candidates who had not gone to the court insisted the DME to include them in the counseling and indulged in an agitation. The protest ended in a road roko leading to lathicharge by police.
On Tuesday, the government told the Madras high court that due to the prevailing situation, it had allowed even those who had not filed writ petitions, to take part in counseling for 16 PG Medical Specialties courses.
Recording the submission by additional advocate general N.Kannadasan, Justice K.Venkataraman said, “It is needless to say that the selection is subject to the result of the writ petitions”. The Clause envisaged reservation of the entire 50 per cent of seat in these 16 specialties for in-service candidates. The remaining would go to the all India quota. As per this clause, the non-clinical specialties which would not serving candidates include pathology, bio-chemistry and forensic medical