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Gujarat High Court reserves verdict on cancellation of admission of medical students

The petition challenged the cancellation of their admission in MBBS and BDS courses in medical colleges across the state two months post the course commenced.

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The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment in multiple petitions filed by medical and dental students. The petition challenged the cancellation of their admission in MBBS and BDS courses in medical colleges across the state two months post the course commenced.

Notably, the admission of the medical and dental students was cancelled pursuant to the revocation of their domicile certificate, which was made mandatory through an amendment in the admission rules for medical courses in May 2018. Their domicile certificates were revoked as they had not completed 10 years of study in Gujarat. However, the petitioners claimed that they have resided in Gujarat for 10 years and are eligible for a domicile.

The single judge bench of justice JB Pardiwala reserved the judgment after a marathon hearing on the issue. The court also directed the state government as well as the petitioners to submit all documents, which established that the parents of the petitioners were residing in Gujarat for 10 years, along with the educational details of the petitioners. The judgment is going to seal the fate of these students as a denial of any relief by the court would mean that they will again have to appear in the medical entrance exam next year where they might or might not be able to secure admission in medical courses.

Government pleader Manisha Shah informed the court that the domicile certificates of the petitioners were revoked as they were not fulfilling the norm of 10 years of study in Gujarat. She argued that the petitioners were not born in Gujarat and had studied in other states before coming to Gujarat for their studies.

She also submitted that they are not entitled to get a domicile certificate and the same was revoked during verification of such certificates pursuant to an order by a coordinate bench of the high court. The court had directed the state authorities to verify domicile certificates submitted for medical admissions after a petition claimed that bogus certificates have been submitted by students to secure admission.

Meanwhile, the counsels for the petitioners submitted that domicile certificate issued only upon due verification by the domicile verification committee and the admissions could not have been cancelled without hearing the petitioners.

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The court has asked for documents, which established that the petitioners’ parents resided in the state for 10 years, along with educational details of the petitioners The judgment could seal the fate of the students as denial of relief would mean that they will have to reappear in the medical entrance exam next year where they might or might not be able to secure admission in medical courses

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