Karnataka State Allied and Health Care Council hosts Meet & Greet event
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Allied and Health Care Council, led by Dr. U T Ifthikar Fareed, organised a “Meet & Greet” event featuring Dr. Yagna Unmesh Shukla, Chairperson of the National Commission for Allied and Health Care Profession, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The programme took place at the Sai Keshava Auditorium, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences.
The event saw participation from principals, faculty members, clinicians, and students of Allied Health and Physiotherapy Colleges from Bengaluru, Mangalore, Mysore, and North Karnataka. Dignitaries in attendance included Dr. Sujatha Rathod, Director of Medical Education; Dr. D A Kalpaja, Chairperson of the Vydehi Group of Institutions; Dr. Riyaz Basha, Registrar Evaluation at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences; and other notable figures from various institutions.
A significant highlight of the programme was the launch of the Karnataka State Allied & Health Care Council logo by Dr. Yagna Unmesh Shukla. The event also featured the grand felicitation of Dr. Shukla, Dr. Kalpaja, and Dr. U T Ifthikar Fareed for their contributions to the field.
Dr. Yagna Shukla provided insights into the council's regulations and their upcoming implementation on 29 October, which will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister. The event was well-attended, with approximately 1,200 delegates participating.
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Every institution can be improved, but it doesn't mean it is fundamentally flawed: CJI
Mumbai (PTI): Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said every institution can be improved, but it should not lead to a conclusion that there is something fundamentally wrong with it.
He was talking about the collegium system on Saturday during an interaction after delivering the inaugural lecture in a series organised by the Marathi daily `Loksatta' here.
To a question on the collegium system of appointment of Supreme Court and High Court judges, the CJI said it is a federal system where the responsibility has been given to different levels of governments (both the Centre and the states) and the judiciary.
"It is a process of consultative dialogue, where consensus emerges, but at times there is no consensus, but that's part of the system. We must have the maturity to understand that this represents the strength of our system," Chandrachud said.
"I wish, we will be able to foster a greater consensus, but the point of the matter is, this is dealt with a very great level of maturity on the parts of different levels within the judiciary and different levels within the governments," he added.
If there is an objection about a particular candidate, discussions take place with a "very great deal of maturity", the chief justice noted.
"We have to understand that it is very easy to criticise the institution that we have formed....every institution is capable of betterment. But the very fact that there are institutional improvements, which are possible, should not lead us to a conclusion that there is something fundamentally wrong with the institution," he said.
"The fact that these institutions have stood the test of time for over the last 75 years is a reason for us to trust our system of democratic governance of which judiciary is well a part," he added.
To another question, the chief justice said unlike in other fields, the work burden of a judge increases both in terms of volume and complexity as he or she rises in the judiciary.
"Our judges are not galivanting or goofing up even in the vacation, they are deeply committed to the work they do," he said.
The orders they pass will define the country in next decades, but judges hardly get time to think or read about law (aside from their work), the chief justice said.
"....do we give our judges sufficient time to think or read about the law or do you just want them to be merely a mechanical machine in the disposal of cases," he asked.
Despite its drawbacks, the emergence of social media is good for society, CJI Chandrachud said.
"The whole universe of judging, I believe, has undergone changes due to social media. Judges have to be very careful about what they say, use appropriate language," he said.
"I still feel that the advent of social media is good for society, as it enables the user to reach a huge section of society," he remarked.
