HARISH BHALLA vs KETAN DESAI . — C.A. No. 4004 - 4005/2001

Case Summary: C.A. No. 004004-004005/2001 Harish Bhalla v. Ketan Desai (18 June 2001) The Supreme Court granted leave and disposed of appeals challenging Dr. Ketan Desai's tenure as President of the Medical Council of India. The Court appointed retired Delhi High Court Justice K. Ramamoorthy as Observer for upcoming elections scheduled for June 21, 2001, with authority over candidate eligibility and nomination validity. The Court directed the High Court Division Bench to hear the substantive appeal on July 9, 2001 for expeditious decision, without expressing opinion on merits to avoid prejudicing pending proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.