Delhi HC flays Guru Govind Govind Singh IP Univ

Updated on: Tuesday, September 07, 2010

The Delhi High Court today flayed Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) for not conducting the entrance test for 2010 for post graduate course in medical science as per Indian Medical Council Act and
creating confusion among students.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan also asked the Centre not to enhance the number of seats and allot the same to the state quota.

"We require the University to be well guided and remain within the framework of IMC Act. We expect the erstwhile Medical Council to make its position clear so that this kind of confusion does not occur," the Bench said.

"Union of India should not create confusion by enhancing the seats and allotting the same to state quota...", the Bench said adding the Delhi government as well as the Centre, MCI and the University should work in harmony while dealing with
the career of students.

The Bench was hearing a batch of petitions filed by students, who were not able to qualify the common entrance test 2010-11, challenging the single judge's order to the GGSIP University to hold the second entrance test on April 30.

According to the petitioners, the University had conducted the common entrance test on April 2, 2010-11 for 120 seats for Safdarjung and RML hospitals.

Out of 130 aspirants, only 24 candidates had qualified and the unqualified students had approached the Vice Chancellor to hold the test afresh as several seats remained vacant.

After the VC had refused to consider their plea, the students approached the High Court and the single judge on April 28 ordered the University to hold the second entrance test for the petitioners.

Following the court order, the University held the second test without proper compliance of the IMC Act.

Challenging the University's second examination, some students alleged GGSIPU should have cancelled the common entrance test 2010-11 and hold the test afresh for all students.

Delhi HC flays Guru Govind Govind Singh IP Univ

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