11,.ledical Practitioner's Name from register For misconduct

(1) li a Medica Praclitloner has been, aiter due inquiry by lhe l\4edica Counc I lound gu lty of any m sconduct, the Medical Counci may - (a) issue a letter ol warn ng addressed lo sLlch N4edical Practitioner, or (b) direcl lhe name oi sLlch Medical Praciitloner - (i) io be removed irom the reglster lor such period as may be speciiied in lhe direclion, or (i) to be removed ilorn the register wlihout specijying the period of sLlch lemoval, Explanation.- For the purposes of lhis secllon "m sconducf' s rall meanl' (a) the conviciion of lhe Medical Pracliiioner by a crlminal co.lrt lor an ofience wh ch invo ves mora lurp tLlde and which s cogn zable as delineo in the Code ol Crtrninal Proced!re,1898 (Central Act. V ol 1898)' or any oiher la$r for the time being in iorce; (b) any conducl v/chich, in ihe oplnion oi the lMedical Counc I is lntamous in relalion io the rnedlcal proiession (2) The Med cal Counci may, al any subsequeft date, ii it thinks fit, shal on a declsion to that eflecl oi ihe Central Governrnent under Sub'sectlon (2) of Section 24 ol ihe lndian Medlcal Councll Acl, 1956, direct lhat any name so removed shall be re.entered. (1) If a Medical Practitioner has been, after due inquiry by the Medical Council found guilty of any misconduct, the Medical Council may - (a) issue a letter of warning addressed to such Medical Practitioner, or (b) direct the name of such Medical Practitioner - (i) to be removed from the register for such period as may be specified in the direction, or (ii) to be removed form the register without specifying the period of such removal. Explanation. - For the purposes of this section "misconduct" shall mean: (a) the conviction of the Medical Practitioner by a criminal court for an offence which involves moral turpitude and which is cognizable as defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Central Act V of 1898), or any other law for the time being in force; (b) any conduct which, in the opinion of the Medical Council is infamous in relation to the medical profession. (2) The Medical Council may, at any subsequent date, if it thinks fit, shall on a decision to that effect of the Central Government under Sub-section (2) of Section 24 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, direct that any name so removed shall be re-entered.