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2. It is submitted that the petitioner is an association of Clinical Cardiologists, which is registered society of Doctors across the country holding Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery ("MBBS") qualifications in addition to the PGDCC conferred by the IGNOU.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner had earlier preferred the aforesaid writ petition seeking directions to the Union of India to recognize the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology ("PGDCC") granted by IGNOU, as a recognized medial qualification for the purposes of Section 11(2) Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.

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80. Resultantly, the decision of the respondents, not to consider the application, of the IGNOU, for recognition of the PGDCC qualification, awarded by it, on the ground that, before commencing the PGDCC course, the IGNOU had not obtained prior permission of the Central Government, under Section 10A of the IMC Act, therefore, cannot sustain statutory scrutiny and is, accordingly, quashed.

9. It is submitted that after constitution of the National Medical Commission in 2019, the views of NMC in the matter were sought. In response NMC vide letter dated 03.06.202l informed that the National Medical Commission in its meeting held on 16.03.2021 had considered the issue along with all relevant documents pertaining to the matter and the Members of the National Medical Commission, after detailed discussion / deliberation, unanimously accepted the reasons put forth by erstwhile BOG-MCI for not recommending recognition of the said course of IGNOU, which is not a medical college and further unanimously resolved that the PGDCC qualification awarded by IGNOU from 2006 to 2013 cannot be recognized. A copy of the Letter dated 03.06.2021 is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure R-2.

6. After constitution of the National Medical Commission in 2019, the views of NMC in the matter were sought. In response NMC vide letter dated 03.06.2021 informed that the National Medical Commission in its meeting held on 16.03.2021 had considered the issue along with all relevant documents pertaining to the matter and the Members of the National Medical Commission, after detailed discussion/deliberation, unanimously accepted the reasons put forth by erstwhile BoG-MCI for not recommending recognition of the said course of IGNOU, which is not a medical college and further unanimously resolved that the PGDCC qualification awarded by IGNOU from 2006 to 2013 cannot be recognized.