New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to National Medical Commission (NMC) and others on a plea filed by the United Doctors Front (UDF) challenging the Teachers' Eligibility Qualifications (TEQ) in Medical Institutions Regulations, 2025 and the amendment notification issued by the NMC on July 2, 2025.

The petition claims that the notification permits appointment of non-medical (M.Sc./Ph.D.) faculty up to 30% in the core MBBS subjects of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pharmacology.

A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice and sought responses from the respondents within four weeks and listed the matter for hearing in September...