Essential instructions given by the Supreme Court on MBBS admission

The Supreme Court has issued four new directives regarding admission in MBBS courses.  These instructions will be applicable in case of MBBS admission to all medical colleges in the country.  It is important to note that admission in MBBS courses is obtained through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination (NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination).The court has given these instructions during the hearing of a case which will now be implemented at the national level.

The hearing was held on the matter between S. Krishna Shraddha and the state of Andhra Pradesh and others.

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What was the matter - Despite submitting the correct mandatory documents of reservation under sports and sports quota, the candidate was not admitted to the MBBS course by the college.  After that, the candidate immediately knocked on the door of the High Court.  But by the time the hearing on her petition had begun, the academic session had begun.  Then the High Court said that because the time for filing is over, no direction can be given on the matter now.  The court then directed the petitioner to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation.

The matter reached the Supreme Court and the court, on the basis of it, gave four directions which will be valid across the country.

1. Immediate settlement of cases: The Supreme Court has said that 'when a candidate makes a petition in the court without delay, every effort should be made to settle his case with priority.'
2. Add Extra Seats: In some circumstances of the exception, if the court finds the petitioning candidate legally correct, then an order to increase the seats in the college may be ordered.  However, one cannot increase more than one or two seats.  Also, it is to be noted that the instruction can be given to increase the seats by one month after the last date of admission to the college.  In those rare and rare cases. In addition, the court may also order the cancellation of admission of the lowest (category-wise) candidate in the merit, if the petitioner is on more merit than that.  However, before ordering to cancel the admission, it will be necessary to give the relevant student the opportunity to speak.
3. Enrollment next year: If the candidate is legally correct, but the court feels that the petitioner cannot be granted relief in any way in that year, then the decision on admission can be made right next year.  Or if it is found that the meritorious student is wrongly denied entry, then the number of management quota seats of the institute may be reduced.
4. Compensation: The Supreme Court directed that compensation can be given as an additional correction in case of a candidate's year wasted due to mistake of the institute.  But this cannot be a complete improvement.

At the same time, the court said that these instructions would not be applicable at the time of enrollment in medical PG courses.