Vancouver veterinarian gets licence back

A Vancouver veterinarian's licence has been reinstated after a nasty battle with the College of Veterinarians of B.C.

Hakam Singh Bhullar alleged racial bias was behind the allegations that lead the college to revoke his licence in Dec. 2009. He has been performing administrative duties since then.

An inquiry by the college found Bhullar guilty of 17 infractions, including botched surgery, poor record keeping and unethical marketing.

But the B.C. Supreme Court has overturned the inquiry's findings because some of the veterinarians on the panel retired before the investigation was completed.

Bhullar is celebrating the decision.

"I believe in the justice system, and I believe in Canada, the Canadian justice system, and justice is done. I'm innocent and because I was the leader of the Indo-Canadian doctors group, that's why they took my licence," he said.

The BC Human Rights Tribunal is reviewing Bhuller's claim of racial bias.

The college said it would comment sometime Wednesday.