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| Friday, July 20, 2007
Supreme Court stays Madras High Court ruling on medical counselling
It had barred those admitted to professional courses last year
from this year’s counselling
- Stay opposed saying it would disturb the counselling process
- Admissions made in the first round will not be disturbed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Madras High
Court judgment, excluding those who were admitted to various
professional courses last year from participating in this year’s
medical counselling, in spite of their selection in the rank
list for admissions.
A three-Judge Bench, comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan,
Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice Dalveer Bhandari, however,
said admissions made during the first round of counselling would
not be disturbed.
The prospectus issued for 2007-08 provided for candidates who
were admitted to various professional courses (except medicine)
last year to apply for this year’s medical courses. During
the hearing of a batch of writ petitions challenging this provision,
the State informed the court that it would not implement this
clause. As a result, about 400 candidates, who were in the merit
list for admission to medical courses, could not attend the
counselling.
“Take your chance”
When senior counsel L. Nageswara Rao, appearing for G.P. Anusha
and seven other affected students, submitted that the affected
students should be permitted to attend the second counselling
scheduled for July 23, the Bench told him: “Take your
chance in the second round of counselling. We cannot disturb
the admissions already made in the first counselling.”
Mr. Rao brought to the notice of the court that many students
in private colleges had got back their Transfer Certificates
by paying fees for the entire course. Having received the call
letter they could not participate in the counselling in view
of the July 10 High Court order.
Counsel for the State V.G. Pragasam and P.R. Kovilan and counsel
for the caveator, C. Maria Arul Rex, opposed the stay saying
it would disturb the counselling process as the admissions had
almost been completed.
The Bench, staying the impugned judgment, told counsel: “Everybody
has got a right to get admission in a government medical college.
For some reason they might have joined a private medical college
last year. How can you deny their right? There is huge disparity
in the fees in government medical college and private medical
college. Can you deprive their chances of admission in a government
college?”
Courtesy: The Hindu
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