HC declines relief to 112 MBBS students of unapproved college

: A Division Bench of the Madras High Court today dismissed a writ appeal by 112 MBBS students of a unapproved private medical college challenging a single Judge order declining them permission to appear for examination.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) and TamiL Nadu Dr M G R Medical University had refused to grant approval to the D D Medical College and D D Hospitals in neighbouring Thiruvallur District for academic years 2011-12 and 2013-14 as it lacked required infrastructure.
The 112 students studying in that college approached the court seeking permission to appear for the university examination and a single judge had dismissed their petition, upholding the contention of MCI and the university.

Aggrieved by the order, the students filed the writ appeal. A Division Bench comprising Justice R Bhanumathi and Justice T S Sivagnanam, observed it declined to interfere with the order of Single Judge who was justified in not permitting them to sit for examination.