NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to inspect whether or not an individual affected by disability of 'low vision', wherein eyesight can't be corrected or progressed, may also be allowed to pursue MBBS course and treat sufferers..
This contentious factor got here up ahead of a holiday bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta which questioned whether or not it will be possible to allow an individual with visual impairment to change into a physician and treat sufferers.
The bench issued notices to the Centre and the Gujarat govt on a plea filed by way of a scholar affected by 'low vision', who has cleared the NEET 2018 undergraduate examination, in the hunt for a path for issuance of disability certificates as in keeping with law so that he may just take admission in MBBS course.
"If you talk about any other profession like legal or teaching, it can be understood that even a blind person can successfully pursue the career. As far as MBBS is concerned, we have to see, how much it is feasible and possible," the bench mentioned.
Recalling his personal experience with an intern who was blind, Justice Lalit mentioned that he had difficulties in studying the documents and used to transform digital documents into brail shape, for studying and figuring out them.
"After successfully completing his internship with me, he has now become a Rhodes scholar studying at the University of Oxford," Justice Lalit mentioned.
Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Govind Jee, appearing for minor scholar Purswani Ashutosh via a physician, mentioned that there was already a provision for reservation of 5 p.c seats of general intake capacity within the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
He mentioned that a path will have to be issued to the Centre and Gujarat govt for implementing the reservation scheme for individuals with benchmark disability as mandated by way of provisions of the Act and issuance of certificates of disability.
To this, Justice Lalit mentioned that he had studied law from a government law faculty and a professor who taught him Company law was blind however he remembered the entirety by way of middle.
"So in teaching or legal profession, there is no problem but when it comes to medical education, can a person with a disability of low vision be allowed. This we have to see," the bench mentioned.
It directed the coed to be present ahead of the committee of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad inside 3 days from these days, with the copy of this order.
"The petitioner shall be medically examined and the appropriate medical certification regarding the claim of the petitioner that he suffers from 'low vision' shall be transmitted to the Registry of this court within four days therefrom," the bench mentioned and posted the subject for further listening to on July 3, ahead of a suitable bench.
The scholar, in his petition, has claimed that he had seemed for NEET UG examination 2018 beneath bodily handicapped category and has scored all India rank of 4,68,982 and category Physically Handicapped rank as 419 and mentioned that he has honest chance of getting a seat in scientific/dental faculties in All India Quota/ the State Government Medical Colleges beneath the particular category.
He mentioned that on May 30, he had visited Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Delhi for disability certificates as notified by way of the central govt however they'd refused to assess his disability.
The students in his plea mentioned that on June 6, even though his father had even met the docs involved of the committee at the BJ Medical College at Ahmedabad for issuance of disability certificates, they gained no response from the state govt.
He sought pressing disposal of his subject as the counselling procedure for admissions in MBBS course is going on.
In a landmark transfer, the apex court had on September 24, 2017, opened the doors for colour-blind students to pursue MBBS course by way of ordering admission of 2 such applicants, who had scored top marks within the entrance examination.
The apex court had mentioned that strange info and cases of the case required it to invoke particular powers beneath Article 142 of the Constitution because it was a question of "transcendental importance of justice", .
The two students had secured top marks within the entrance examination conducted by way of the Tripura govt in 2015 all through the pre-NEET duration.
Without any statutory provision barring students from pursuing MBBS course, various faculties and Medical Council of India (MCI) had been arbitrarily denying admissions to applicants affected by Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD), popularly referred to as color blindness.
This contentious factor got here up ahead of a holiday bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta which questioned whether or not it will be possible to allow an individual with visual impairment to change into a physician and treat sufferers.
The bench issued notices to the Centre and the Gujarat govt on a plea filed by way of a scholar affected by 'low vision', who has cleared the NEET 2018 undergraduate examination, in the hunt for a path for issuance of disability certificates as in keeping with law so that he may just take admission in MBBS course.
"If you talk about any other profession like legal or teaching, it can be understood that even a blind person can successfully pursue the career. As far as MBBS is concerned, we have to see, how much it is feasible and possible," the bench mentioned.
Recalling his personal experience with an intern who was blind, Justice Lalit mentioned that he had difficulties in studying the documents and used to transform digital documents into brail shape, for studying and figuring out them.
"After successfully completing his internship with me, he has now become a Rhodes scholar studying at the University of Oxford," Justice Lalit mentioned.
Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Govind Jee, appearing for minor scholar Purswani Ashutosh via a physician, mentioned that there was already a provision for reservation of 5 p.c seats of general intake capacity within the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
He mentioned that a path will have to be issued to the Centre and Gujarat govt for implementing the reservation scheme for individuals with benchmark disability as mandated by way of provisions of the Act and issuance of certificates of disability.
To this, Justice Lalit mentioned that he had studied law from a government law faculty and a professor who taught him Company law was blind however he remembered the entirety by way of middle.
"So in teaching or legal profession, there is no problem but when it comes to medical education, can a person with a disability of low vision be allowed. This we have to see," the bench mentioned.
It directed the coed to be present ahead of the committee of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad inside 3 days from these days, with the copy of this order.
"The petitioner shall be medically examined and the appropriate medical certification regarding the claim of the petitioner that he suffers from 'low vision' shall be transmitted to the Registry of this court within four days therefrom," the bench mentioned and posted the subject for further listening to on July 3, ahead of a suitable bench.
The scholar, in his petition, has claimed that he had seemed for NEET UG examination 2018 beneath bodily handicapped category and has scored all India rank of 4,68,982 and category Physically Handicapped rank as 419 and mentioned that he has honest chance of getting a seat in scientific/dental faculties in All India Quota/ the State Government Medical Colleges beneath the particular category.
He mentioned that on May 30, he had visited Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Delhi for disability certificates as notified by way of the central govt however they'd refused to assess his disability.
The students in his plea mentioned that on June 6, even though his father had even met the docs involved of the committee at the BJ Medical College at Ahmedabad for issuance of disability certificates, they gained no response from the state govt.
He sought pressing disposal of his subject as the counselling procedure for admissions in MBBS course is going on.
In a landmark transfer, the apex court had on September 24, 2017, opened the doors for colour-blind students to pursue MBBS course by way of ordering admission of 2 such applicants, who had scored top marks within the entrance examination.
The apex court had mentioned that strange info and cases of the case required it to invoke particular powers beneath Article 142 of the Constitution because it was a question of "transcendental importance of justice", .
The two students had secured top marks within the entrance examination conducted by way of the Tripura govt in 2015 all through the pre-NEET duration.
Without any statutory provision barring students from pursuing MBBS course, various faculties and Medical Council of India (MCI) had been arbitrarily denying admissions to applicants affected by Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD), popularly referred to as color blindness.
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