Vinod Kumar Menon vinodm@ mid- day. com More than eight months after associate professor, Gynaecology department of T N Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Dr Yi Ching Ling, was suspended post the suicide of Dr Payal Tadvi, her colleagues have come out in support of her stating that she was left to suffer with no inquiry carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) till date. The faculty members of Nair medical college are of the opinion that Dr Ching Ling should be reinstated at the earliest, especially because the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission ( MSHRC) has given her a clean chit.
Professor Dr Ravindra Deokar, secretary of Municipal Medical Teachersu2019 Association, said, u201c Our association will write a letter to the BMC administration, including Director of Medical Education and Major Hospital, MCGM Dr Ramesh Bharmal, who is also the dean of Nair medical college, and additional commissioner ( Health), requesting them to reinstate Dr Ching Ling.u201d When contacted, Dr Bharmal said, u201c I have already put in a request for the same before the superiors and their response is awaited. As per norms she is now entitled to suspension allowance.u201d However, speaking on condition of anonymity, another professor said, u201c I met Dr Ching Ling a few weeks ago and she was seriously concerned about her future. She fears that all of this will adversely affect her pension and retirement benefits, as she has no other source of income. She is not only deprived of her salary but has also not been considered for the revised salary under the Seventh Pay Commission, as the inquiry is pending.
Other side Medical college sources said that Dr Ching Ling had visited the BMC headquarters and met Sunil Dhamne in the last week with the request of getting her reinstated. Confirming the same, Sunil Dhamne, deputy municipal commissioner ( Public Health), said, u201c I have asked the deputy chief inquiry officer of BMC to expedite the matter.u201d When informed about the MAT order, Dhamne said, u201c If MAT or any other court has passed such an order, and if Dr Ching Ling has the order copy, then she should present her case before the additional commissioner ( Health) or the commissioner himself. They will look into the merits of the case and do the needful.u201d u2018 Moved NHRCu2019 When contacted, Dr Payalu2019s husband, Dr Salman Tadvi, said, u201c We have already moved the National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC) challenging the clean chit given to Dr Ching Ling and Dr Sneha Shirodkar by MSHRC. We will put forward our points whenever the matter comes up for hearing. Payal in her suicide note had clearly named Dr Ching Ling, and moreover even the Bombay High Court had made an observation stating that she should be made a co- accused in the case.
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