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“By one phone call no one can do organ transplant. “The health secretary had no power to unilaterally give permission to Manipal Hospital to undertake organ transplant,” Rane said.“How did he issue permission without a meeting of the appropriate committee? This has to be looked at seriously.”Rane said he was not aware of the permission given by the health secretary. No secretary or officer has the power to give any other hospital permission to do organ harvesting when they’re not recognised by the Government of Goa. “I was not even told about it,” he said.“All files seeking permission to conduct organ transplants are in abeyance..