As such, a fresh election for the post of President was required to be held.
Notice for the purposes of holding an election for the Signature Not Verified post of President was issued on 27.2.2017 by the Returning Digitally signed by BALA PARVATHI Date 2018.10.08 172114 IST Reason Officer Secretary of CCIM.
It was decided on 24.8.2017 by the said Ministry and representation was rejected on the ground that the provision under Section 7 3 of the Act of 1970 is applicable to Members only and number for the President and for Vice President.
The Writ Petition was dismissed by the Single Bench.
Aggrieved thereby, the Ministry of Ayush and Central Council both came to this Court.
Thereafter, the Ministry had taken opinion from the Law Department and the fresh order came to be passed on 8.3.2018 in which it was observed that, the election for the post of President was held for the remainder period available to the erstwhile Member from Uttarakhand, to hold the said office which came to an end on 4.7.2017.
He was also holding the elected post of the President of the CCIM for the tenure which would have expired on 4.7.2017 had he companytinued as Member.
Hence, the surviving appeal by the Ministry of Ayush.
However, in Writ Appeal, the Division Bench has set aside the order passed by the Single Bench and also the fresh election held for the post of President in March 2018.
It is number in dispute that the erstwhile member of Council was holding the office of the President of the Central Council of Indian Medicine in short CCIM .
On 14.3.2017, the election was held in which the respondent No.1, namely, Dr.Vanitha R. was elected as the President.
His term expired on 27.8.2016.
The Central Council had withdrawn its Special Leave Petition C No.18329/2018 on 14.8.2018.
The order dated 8.3.2018 had been questioned by the appellant by way of filing writ petition in the High Court of Delhi.
He was the representative of the State of Uttarakhand.
Raghunandan Sharma, Jaipur filed representation on 18.4.2017 to the Government, Ministry of Ayush as to tenure for which election was held.
