He has been appointed Nodal Officer: Taj
Srinagar: The government has dropped all charges against Dr Javid Choudhry former medical superintendent and head of the department pediatrics who was earlier indicted by the one man commission of inquiry for high infant mortality rate in G B Pant hospital. He has been appointed as Nodal Officer of newly created government medical college Baramulla.
The order issued by the government vide number 218-HME of 2014 dated April 22, 2014 reads: “…Whereas the report of the inquiry officer/crime branch has been examined…and it has been found that nothing can be established against Dr Javaid Choudhry …except that he has been held responsible as supervisory authority ..to the maintained of records. And whereas it has been found that neither any criminal charge has been made ..by the crime branch nor anything substantial could be established against him by the inquiry officer. Accordingly the competent authority has accepted the recommendation…and decided to drop the charges framed against Dr Javaid Choudhry.”
“The government has dropped charges against him in view of the Bipul Pathak committee report and in light of the high court directions,” Taj Mohiuddin, minister for health and medical education told KNS while confirming about Dr Choudhry’s appointment as Nodal Officer of GMC Baramulla.
The minister for health and medical education said that the high court has given government one week to appoint Dr Chuhdry against a proper post commensurate to his merit. “Let us the honourable high court directions would be studied and a decision will be taken accordingly.”