New Delhi, May 8 : The Supreme Court’s today ordered the reinstatement of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Venugopal, ten months after he was sacked by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
Venugopal had challenged amendments made to the AIIMS Act in July 2006, by Ramadoss, which fixed the Director's retirement age at 65, and therefore lead to his removal.