New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a Rs 5 crore fine on a private medical college in Unnao for violating Medical Council of India regulations in granting admission to students.
A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat said: "The Petitioner-College is directed to deposit an amount of Rupees Five Crore in the Registry of this Court within a period of 8 weeks from today. The Petitioners are directed not to recover the amount from the students in any manner whatsoever."
The top court noted that the Saraswati Medical College admitted 132 students without seeking a nod from Director General Medical Education (DGME), Uttar Pradesh.
The bench noted that college permitted the students to continue their studies in spite of the direction by the MCI to discharge the students not being stayed. "Intentional violation of the Regulations by the Petitioner-College while granting admission to 132 students in the first year MBBS course for the academic year 2017-2018 cannot be condoned", noted the bench.
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However, the court observed the students have completed the second year MBBS course, and cancelling their admissions at this stage would not serve any useful purpose. "The students who joined the college knowing fully well that their admissions are contrary to the Regulations are directed to do community service for a period of two years after completing their MBBS course", said the top court.