Telangana HC asks Centre to clear appeals of medical colleges

The students allocated to other colleges do not have to pay fee until the Union government announces its decision on the appeal by TRR Medical College and Mahavir Medical College. 

 

The Telangana High Court has directed the Central government to clear the pending appeals regarding reallocation of medical students to other colleges filed by TRR Medical College and Mahavir Medical College within two weeks. The National Medical Commission (NMC) revoked the permission to the two colleges in May. 

As reported by edexlive, MNR Medical College submitted an appeal to the Union government and received an approval for operating the college with the current students. However, the appeals made by TRR and Mahavir colleges to the Centre are pending. 

The NMC had earlier cancelled admissions made to undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats in MNR Medical College, Sangareddy, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Vikarabad, and TRR Institute of Medical Sciences, Patancheru. 

The Telangana High Court had earlier refused to stay the reallocation of medical students to other colleges whose admissions were cancelled, in a petition filed by TRR College and Mahavir College seeking a stay on the shifting of students. Counsel for NMC Goranta Pujitha submitted to the court that major deficiencies had been noticed in the facilities of TRR in a surprise check conducted by NMC. 

After the inspection, it was revealed that there was a faculty deficiency of 74 per cent and also resident and bed occupancy deficiency that cannot be condoned as the quality of medical education will be affected. The counsel argued that the scope of judicial review was limited for the decisions of NMC. 

Meanwhile, the high court provided relief to the students of TRR and Mahavir who had been transferred to other medical schools as a result of the closure of the two. The students assigned to other colleges are not required to pay the fee until the Union government announces its decision on the appeal by the two medical colleges. 

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