# NAHAR SINGH KOTHARI vs MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-03-11
Citation: W.P.(C)-11438/2015 2025:DHC:1665
Petitioner: NAHAR SINGH KOTHARI
Respondent: MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/59011032025CW114382015_162021.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 11.03.2025 W.P.(C) 11438/2015 & CM APPL. 30153/2015 NAHAR SINGH KOTHARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber and Mr. Nikunj Arora, Advocates versus MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. T. Singhdev, Ms. Anum Hussain, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Ms. Yamini Singh, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava, Ms. Ramanpreet Kaur and Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Advocates for R-1/NMC CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) 1. Learned Counsel for the parties submit that in view of the Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions Regulations, 2022 [hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation, 2022”], more specifically, Regulation 3.2, the maximum age limit of appointment to an employment of a Teacher or Medical Superintendent or Dean or Principal or Director is the age of 70 years. Regulation 3.2 of the Regulations, 2022 is set out below: “Regulation 3.2. The maximum age limit up to which a person can be appointed or granted extension or reemployed in service against the posts of Teacher or Medical Superintendent or Dean or Principal or Director or, as the case may be, which are required to 

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