Kerala HC Verdict: The Kerala High Court held that provisional MBBS admissions cannot be arranged by medical colleges without full from the National Medical Commission (NMC).
A Division Bench of Justices Anil K. Narendran and Muraleedharan Krishna S. observed this while disposing of a case pertaining to V.N. Public Medical and Educational Trust, which runs V.N. Medical College and Paramedical Institute of Medical Sciences.
The college had earlier received clearance by a single judge for admission of 150 MBBS students for the year 2024-25. The NMC had approached in appeal before the Division Bench against the order.
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The Bench also added that provisional admissions would compromise medical education standards if there are no facilities in a medical college to train students in all departments.
“Acceptance of students without prior authorization would adversely affect the quality of training and, in turn, public health,”
the court asserted.
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Earlier, the lone judge had directed the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) and the NMC to allow provisional admissions for 150 MBBS seats of the college. This was despite the denial of permission by the NMC on infrastructural loopholes.
The NMC protested on the grounds that allowing admissions prior to formal recognition was a risky precedent. It claimed that medical training entails complete adherence to norms and only recognized institutions in general should be permitted to admit students.
The Division Bench went through the inspection reports submitted by the NMC and held that the infrastructure as well as the faculties of the college were gigantically deficient. It held that the single judge had made a mistake by allowing the interim order.
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Kerala High Court’s Observation
Relying on Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Bench observed that interim relief in writ petitions shall not be lightly accorded. It can only be granted where there is categorical evidence that the case will definitely succeed.
The judges further observed that interim permission being allowed in cases concerning education – especially professional courses like MBBS – can have “irreversible consequences.”
The court observed:
“Unless the institution is positioned to provide full and sufficient facilities for the training of every candidate, medical education will be inadequate, and universities would be graduating doctors who are not completely qualified.”
The Division Bench therefore upset the single judge’s order and upheld the NMC’s order not to provide provisional admissions.
Final Verdict
Kerala High Court clarified that provisional MBBS admission cannot be issued by medical colleges until they obtain full and genuine NMC approval.
Interim approvals or half-baked permissions shall not be entertained unless it is established that the college is adhering to the above norms in totality. The order also empowers the NMC to oversee the quality and standards of medical education in India.
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