On August 27, 2020, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Jha  committed the following act of professional misconduct:

•  being found guilty of an offence relevant to the registrant’s suitability to practice. 

On September 2, 2020, the Discipline Committee released its decisions on finding. 

On April 16, 2021, the Discipline Committee ordered that:  

1. the registrant attend before the panel to be reprimanded; 

2. the Registrar suspend the registrant’s certificate of registration for 3 months commencing 60 days from the date of the order; and

3. the registrant pay the College costs in the amount of $51,850 within 60 days of the date of the order.

The "Download Full Decision" link provides the Discipline Committee’s decision and any reprimand.

All published OPSDT reasons are available at www.canlii.org/en/on/onpsdt/. 

Hearing exhibits, including any agreed statement of facts or statement of uncontested facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected].

On May 11, 2021, Dr. Jha filed a Notice of Appeal with the Divisional Court appealing the Discipline Committee’s decision on a motion to quash dated February 24, 2020, the Discipline Committee’s finding decision dated September 2, 2020, and the Discipline Committee’s order dated April 16, 2021. 

As set out in s. 71 of the Health Professions Procedural Code, this order remains in effect despite the appeal.

On May 4, 2022, the Divisional Court dismissed Dr. Jha 's appeal for reasons provided in Jha v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2022ONSC 769. https://canlii.ca/t/jp0xr.