NEW DELHI, July 19 -- In September 2020, the National Medical Commission (NMC) was officially constituted to replace the much controversial and tainted Medical Council of India (MCI), whose name had become synonymous with taking bribes to allow institutions to be declared as medical colleges, admit students and charge fees in lakhs, despite no infrastructure, no teachers, no staff. Before it was shut down, MCI's notoriety rose with its former president, Ketan Desai.
He was initially removed from the MCI presidency in 2001 by the Delhi High Court on grounds of "corrupt practices and abuse of power," following revelations of financial irregularities. However, his infamy reached its peak with his dramatic arrest by the Central Bureau of Inves...