The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the the committee headed by High Court retired Judge RK Shrivastava to visit the nursing colleges and hospitals to assess the ground reality and
submit its findings.
A division bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi and Justice AK Paliwal observed the deficient colleges which claim to have removed the deficiencies that were pointed out by the CBI in its earlier report,
such colleges need to satisfy the three-member committee constituted earlier by placing sufficient material about overcoming of deficiencies.
Simultaneously, we observe that nursing education is not possible without practical education and
learning. It involves a wide range of hands on skills such as administration of medicines, injections and IV lines, pre and post surgery management, assisting doctors, operating medical equipment, clinical judgment, empathy and interpersonal communication skills for compassionate care, dealing with emergencies, etc, the court observed.
Therefore, we direct the Committee appointed by us under the Chairmanship of Retired Justice Shri R.K. Shrivastava to examine the entire spectrum of practical training of Nursing students from linkages for practical training with hospitals till assessment of learning. We also direct the committee to visit the nursing colleges and hospitals to assess the ground reality and submit its findings, the court order of May 30, 2024 said.
The court issued the directions during hearing of an application filed by the Law Students Association seeking appropriate direction so as to make fresh enquiry by the CBI in respect of the
colleges, 169 in number, which were granted clean-chit by CBI as suited colleges, inasmuch as in view of the subsequent scenario in which some of the CBI officials have been trapped by CBI itself who were found involved in taking bribe by some of those colleges for giving favourable report.
As per the petitioner, the report of CBI cannot be relied upon and therefore appropriate direction be given to the CBI for conducting fresh inspection in respect of those colleges and further seeking direction that the inspection of CBI be monitored by the court, the court order said.
The court held after mulling over the unfortunate phenomena of greasing the palms of some of the CBI officials by some of the Colleges, essentially the earlier report of CBI has come under the clouds of suspicion and such report, in the existing situation, cannot be green-signaled. Ergo, we direct for inspection of those 169 colleges denovo by the CBI.
Albeit, this court hopes that the CBI “once bitten twice shy” will attentively reinspect the colleges, but still we deem it apposite to induct one judicial officer in the team of CBI, the court order said.
Accordingly, it is directed that the team of CBI will be accompanied by the Registrar of District Court of respective district where the inspection is to be conducted, for which, the Principal District Judge of that particular district where the colleges situate, shall accord permission for making the Registrar of District Court to be a part of the team of CBI, the court order said.
Over and above, during the course of inspection, videography will also be done so that if needed this court can ascertain the veracity of report, the court order said.
Let the inspection be triggered immediately by the CBI and it be concluded within a period of three months, the court order said.
