NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken a serious word of 150 clinical scholars in Bhopal being left in the lurch after permission of a college for admission in the educational session 2017-18 was once denied through the Medical Council of India (MCI).
The top court has requested the MCI to indicate a technique to thwart the disaster and position on document the main points of vacant seats in Madhya Pradesh and adjacent states for the educational session 2017-18.
A holiday bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta expressed worry of the situation and questioned as what will have to be the strategy to take care of the matter the place the students had been allotted seat through the central counselling company to a specific faculty, which had later bumped into difficulties.
"It is not as if the admissions in question were not in fair and transparent manner. On the other hand, the state authorities sent or directed the students to this college. Can the students be now left in the lurch," the bench requested.
During the listening to, suggest Arjun Garg, appearing for the Madhya Pradesh govt, mentioned now not a single seat was once to be had in any of the clinical colleges in the state for the educational session 2017-18.
The bench requested Garg on whose instructions he has been making such a statement and warned that if at a later stage, the submission was once found to be wrong, it will haul up the legit involved.
Garg mentioned he has instructions from further chief secretary for clinical training in the state and named the legit as R S Julani.
"The correctness of that statement will certainly be considered but at this stage it must be stated that the status report on record filed on behalf of the state of Madhya Pradesh on May 2, 2018 does not indicate the stand which is now projected on behalf of the state of Madhya Pradesh," it mentioned.
It mentioned that the MCI will have to position its view in the matter and counsel an answer, if any.
"We also direct the MCI to place before us the details as to vacant seats available in colleges in state of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining states for the academic session 2017-2018. The MCI shall file appropriate affidavit within two weeks giving complete details of vacancy situation as indicated above," the bench mentioned.
It listed the matter in an instant on reopening before the right bench and sought reaction from Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The top court was once listening to a question related to RKDF Medical College Hospital and Research Centre which was once first of all accorded approval through the MCI and the Centre to take admissions for MBBS route for educational session 2014-15.
However, after the inspection was once undertaken through the MCI for the next educational session (2015-2016), no renewal permission was once granted and the college was once debarred from making any admissions.
The faculty once more was once allowed to confess scholars for educational session 2016-17 however denied permission for educational session 2017-18.
However, through an meantime order, the apex court granted permission to take admission of 150 scholars for educational session 2017-18.
The whole batch of 150 scholars was once admitted and all admissions had been made pursuant to the allocations of seats made through the state authorities in the course of the central counselling company.
"The facts on record indicate that the renewal permission for the academic session 2017-2018 was finally not granted, which has, therefore, left the question to be considered as to the status and the rights of those students who were admitted pursuant to the interim order and who were allocated by the central counselling agency," the bench mentioned.
The top court mentioned that one of the phrases of essentiality certificates below which a school is authorized to be set up and make admissions is that during case the college runs into any issue, the state shall deal with the ones scholars who had been admitted in such faculty.
The bench mentioned that the highest court had expressed its worry over the fate of scholars through its meantime order handed now and again and mentioned that the students in question will have to be accommodated in other colleges originally in Madhya Pradesh and if now not, then in the adjacent states.
The top court has requested the MCI to indicate a technique to thwart the disaster and position on document the main points of vacant seats in Madhya Pradesh and adjacent states for the educational session 2017-18.
A holiday bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta expressed worry of the situation and questioned as what will have to be the strategy to take care of the matter the place the students had been allotted seat through the central counselling company to a specific faculty, which had later bumped into difficulties.
"It is not as if the admissions in question were not in fair and transparent manner. On the other hand, the state authorities sent or directed the students to this college. Can the students be now left in the lurch," the bench requested.
During the listening to, suggest Arjun Garg, appearing for the Madhya Pradesh govt, mentioned now not a single seat was once to be had in any of the clinical colleges in the state for the educational session 2017-18.
The bench requested Garg on whose instructions he has been making such a statement and warned that if at a later stage, the submission was once found to be wrong, it will haul up the legit involved.
Garg mentioned he has instructions from further chief secretary for clinical training in the state and named the legit as R S Julani.
"The correctness of that statement will certainly be considered but at this stage it must be stated that the status report on record filed on behalf of the state of Madhya Pradesh on May 2, 2018 does not indicate the stand which is now projected on behalf of the state of Madhya Pradesh," it mentioned.
It mentioned that the MCI will have to position its view in the matter and counsel an answer, if any.
"We also direct the MCI to place before us the details as to vacant seats available in colleges in state of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining states for the academic session 2017-2018. The MCI shall file appropriate affidavit within two weeks giving complete details of vacancy situation as indicated above," the bench mentioned.
It listed the matter in an instant on reopening before the right bench and sought reaction from Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The top court was once listening to a question related to RKDF Medical College Hospital and Research Centre which was once first of all accorded approval through the MCI and the Centre to take admissions for MBBS route for educational session 2014-15.
However, after the inspection was once undertaken through the MCI for the next educational session (2015-2016), no renewal permission was once granted and the college was once debarred from making any admissions.
The faculty once more was once allowed to confess scholars for educational session 2016-17 however denied permission for educational session 2017-18.
However, through an meantime order, the apex court granted permission to take admission of 150 scholars for educational session 2017-18.
The whole batch of 150 scholars was once admitted and all admissions had been made pursuant to the allocations of seats made through the state authorities in the course of the central counselling company.
"The facts on record indicate that the renewal permission for the academic session 2017-2018 was finally not granted, which has, therefore, left the question to be considered as to the status and the rights of those students who were admitted pursuant to the interim order and who were allocated by the central counselling agency," the bench mentioned.
The top court mentioned that one of the phrases of essentiality certificates below which a school is authorized to be set up and make admissions is that during case the college runs into any issue, the state shall deal with the ones scholars who had been admitted in such faculty.
The bench mentioned that the highest court had expressed its worry over the fate of scholars through its meantime order handed now and again and mentioned that the students in question will have to be accommodated in other colleges originally in Madhya Pradesh and if now not, then in the adjacent states.
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