LUCKNOW:, Feb. 8 -- Amid stiff opposition by the Faculty Forum, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) director Professor RK Dhiman was given an extension of three years, or till further orders by governor Anandiben Patel on Friday, the day his tenure ended.

The move comes days after the state cabinet on Wednesday (February 5) decided to amend the SGPGIMS Act of 1983 to extend the director's tenure by three years.

Earlier in the day, nearly 80 senior doctors of Faculty Forum issued a protest letter criticising the cabinet decision. The doctors said that SGPGIMS, like AIIMS Delhi, operates under a director who is allowed to retire at 65.

They said they believed that any changes to the Act will protested by th...