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R. DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
These writ appeals arise out of elections to the Karnataka Medical Council (hereinafter referred to as 'KMC', for short). Earlier, a writ petition in W.P.Nos.40880-40882/2017 is said to have been filed seeking a mandamus to hold elections as per the Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961. The said writ petition was disposed of on 12.12.2018 directing the then Returning Officer to conduct elections in a manner indicated therein. It is also not in dispute that there has been some confusion regarding the renewal of membership of the registered medical practitioners and there were some allegations against the respondent - KMC that renewal fee was being collected contrary to the provisions of law. It is also not disputed that subsequently an amendment was brought to the Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred as 'the Act', for short). Section 19 of the Act was amended by the NC: 2023:KHC-K:8823-DB Amendment Act, 2017 making provision for renewal of the registration once in five years by paying prescribed fees to the Medical Council. The amended provision would also provide for a condition that such renewal would be permissible only if evidence to the effect that the applicant has participated or attended a minimum of thirty credit hours of continued Medical Education Programme. Sub- section (2) of Section 19 provides that the medical practitioner who fails to renew his registration under sub- section(1) would cease to be a registered practitioner under sub-section(1) of Section 13 and the Registrar shall remove the name of such practitioner from the Register maintained under Section 12 of the Act. It is also not disputed that the amended provision also was a subject matter of writ petition in W.P.No.40580/2017 filed at the hands of the Indian Medical Association and others. It has been brought to the notice of this Court that various directions have been given by this Court in the said writ petition which is still pending consideration.