The Supreme Court using its rare and extraordinary powers under the Article 142 of the Constitution had set up the oversight committee in May 2016 to oversee the MCI’s functioning for a period of one year or till a suitable mechanism was brought in by the Government to substitute it. The committee was led by former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha.
The Supreme Court has now allowed the Union Government to replace the oversight committee with a fresh panel of five eminent doctors.