Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh High Court Questions Medical College Promotion Criteria
A court in Jabalpur is examining how doctors are promoted in government medical colleges.
The judges sent notices to medical college deans asking for their explanations.
Dr Ruchi Agarwal says she was more senior and qualified than a colleague who was promoted instead.
She says she was rejected because she did not receive 13 marks.
Her lawyer says that marks rule was introduced only in 2025, after the promotion advertisement was issued.
He also says confidential reports were not properly shared with her.
Another promotion dispute was reported at Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal.
The court has not yet announced a final decision.
The Jabalpur bench issued notices to medical college deans over promotion rules.
The case concerns seniority and criteria for promoting assistant and associate professors.
Dr Ruchi Agarwal says a junior was promoted after she failed to secure 13 marks.
Her lawyer argues the 13-mark rule was introduced after the promotion advertisement.
The article also describes disputes over promotions at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court, medical college deans, Dr Ruchi Agarwal, and other medical faculty are involved.
- What
- The court issued notices over seniority, confidential reports, and promotion criteria for medical college professors.
- When
- The notices were issued before the article was published; the disputed 13-mark rule was introduced in 2025, according to the petitioners' lawyer.
- Where
- The proceedings are before the High Court's principal bench in Jabalpur, with related disputes reported at Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal and BMC, Sagar.
- Why
- Petitioners challenge promotions they say overlooked seniority and relied on a rule not included in the original promotion advertisement.
- Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court, principal bench in Jabalpur
- Judge
- Justice Vivek Singh
- Issue
- Promotion criteria and seniority at government medical colleges
- Petitioner
- Dr Ruchi Agarwal, formerly a demonstrator at BMC, Sagar
- Disputed rule
- A requirement to obtain 13 marks, which petitioners say came into effect in 2025
- Other college mentioned
- Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
- Departments cited
- Oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, and gynaecology