Summary:
Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) has granted relief to around 100 dentists by directing the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) to consider them for appointment as dental surgeons in government hospitals across the state. As many as 100 dental surgeons (applicants) across the state had approached MAT seeking to quash and set aside a corrigendum issued by the MPSC on December 2, 2015, holding them ineligible for appointment as dental surgeons. This was after the original advertisement, published by MPSC in the media on July 31, 2015, had stated that both BDS and MDS degree holders were eligible for 189 posts of dental surgeons. AdvertisingWhile these dentists had completed Bachelors in Dental Surgery (BDS), till now, only those who had completed Masters in Dental Surgery (MDS), were eligible for the jobs. “…rejection of their candidature en bloc turns out to be violative of constitutional guarantee conferred under Article 14 and 16 of Constitution,” Joshi said..