India, Feb. 15 -- LUCKNOW The three-year extension to Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences director RK Dhiman after a never-before amendment to the SGPGIMS Act of 1983 has led to a second round of dissent among nearly 250 faculty members who have sought the chief minister's intervention in the matter.

With the amendment announced on February 5, 2025, a provision to extend the term of the director until the age of 68 was introduced. It was justified by the government as necessary due to a lack of clarity in the SGPGI Act regarding the director's tenure.

The faculty forum countered that the "SGPGIMS First Regulations 2011" already define the term as five years or until the age of 65, whichever comes first. They alleged...