Transfer of World Medical College MBBS student: HC gives one week deadline to State Govt to decide
Chandigarh: Issuing an order of respite of MBBS students at World College of Medical Sciences Research and Hospital, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the state government to decide within a week regarding the transfer of the medicos to other medical colleges in the state.
The medicos have been protesting against the de-recognition of their degrees since 97 days. Medical Dialogues has been reporting about the case of the students wherein they pointed out that due to prevailing gross deficiencies at their medical college the Medical Council of India (MCI) had refused to grant renewal.
The medicos, who had taken admission through counselling conducted by Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, in 2016; stated that they are depressed over the fact that with the MCI’s denial to the medical college, they are most likely to lose the recognition of their degrees.
Earlier, these students had written to the President, Prime Minister, Union Health Minister and Haryana CM seeking permission for euthanasia or transfer to other medical institutes in the state.
Read Also: Transfer us or Permit Us Euthanasia: MBBS Medicos of World College of Medical Science write to PM
The students alleged that the World Medical College did not only flout all the norms and guidelines for running medical colleges but on the contrary severe and serious defects had been found on the part of the institute during inspections being carried out by the apex medical council.
Consequently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare debarred the Medical College for two consecutive academic years i.e. 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, with a direction not to admit any student or conduct MBBS course. The said Order was challenged by the Medical College before the Supreme Court, by filing Writ Petition which was disposed of by the apex Court with direction to MCI to inspect the Medical College.
The medicos alleged that the Medical College, despite the Order, did not allow the inspection team of MCI to inspect the College on 2 occasions and therefore was denied permission to admit any students for the MBBS course even for the academic year 2018-2019.
“Resultantly, the third renewal has also been refused to the institute by the Board of Governors of MCI (MCI BoG) it means the college does not possess minimum requirements for the study of 3′ prof. year students too,” the students stated adding that the future MBBS students stand jeopardized.
Following this, the medicos approached the High Court. “The college neither has doctors to teach us nor does it have patients in its hospital,” they said, adding they filed a petition in the High Court in 2018 seeking their transfer to other well-equipped colleges.
Later, the High Court directed MCI to inspect the medical college and during the visit, the MCI once again noted that the Medical College manipulated the fake faculty and ghost patients were brought by them on payment just to fabricate and manipulate to show the compliance during the inspection, the students had told Medical Dialogues team. This resultantly met that the college was once again denied permission for 2019-20
With the medical college being denied permissions constantly, the future of the existing and only batch of students admitted in the academic year 2016-2017 are greatly prejudiced and jeopardized, the MBBS students emphasized.
Meanwhile, seeing no resolution their way, the students had also resorted to an indefinite hunger strike urging the government to take action on the matter. Some of the students underwent critical condition and got hospitalized.
Read ALso: World Medical College: Mass hunger strike of MBBS students continues, 4 hospitalized
Then, the matter finally reached the government’s court. The matter was raised in Vidhan Sabha and after that state’s Health and Medical Education Minister Vij had assured their transfer to some other medical colleges of the state.
Read Also: Transfer of World Medical College MBBS students: Issue raised in Vidhan Sabha by CM
Recently, the students filed a petition with the HC seeking stay on the examination after it was announced that they will not be attending the exams due to low attendance. The exams are scheduled to commence on December 21.
The medicos had submitted that the issue of transfer was under consideration of the government and was likely to be finalised soon. The counsel submitted that the only recourse was to shift them to another college first.
“Our petition about shifting students to another college is pending in the High Court. Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences has released the date sheet of our annual examination. The government has initiated the process of shifting our batch,” one of the petitioner medicos informed Tribune.
The medicos have been protesting against the de-recognition of their degrees since 97 days. Medical Dialogues has been reporting about the case of the students wherein they pointed out that due to prevailing gross deficiencies at their medical college the Medical Council of India (MCI) had refused to grant renewal.
The medicos, who had taken admission through counselling conducted by Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, in 2016; stated that they are depressed over the fact that with the MCI’s denial to the medical college, they are most likely to lose the recognition of their degrees.
Earlier, these students had written to the President, Prime Minister, Union Health Minister and Haryana CM seeking permission for euthanasia or transfer to other medical institutes in the state.
Read Also: Transfer us or Permit Us Euthanasia: MBBS Medicos of World College of Medical Science write to PM
The students alleged that the World Medical College did not only flout all the norms and guidelines for running medical colleges but on the contrary severe and serious defects had been found on the part of the institute during inspections being carried out by the apex medical council.
Consequently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare debarred the Medical College for two consecutive academic years i.e. 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, with a direction not to admit any student or conduct MBBS course. The said Order was challenged by the Medical College before the Supreme Court, by filing Writ Petition which was disposed of by the apex Court with direction to MCI to inspect the Medical College.
The medicos alleged that the Medical College, despite the Order, did not allow the inspection team of MCI to inspect the College on 2 occasions and therefore was denied permission to admit any students for the MBBS course even for the academic year 2018-2019.
“Resultantly, the third renewal has also been refused to the institute by the Board of Governors of MCI (MCI BoG) it means the college does not possess minimum requirements for the study of 3′ prof. year students too,” the students stated adding that the future MBBS students stand jeopardized.
Following this, the medicos approached the High Court. “The college neither has doctors to teach us nor does it have patients in its hospital,” they said, adding they filed a petition in the High Court in 2018 seeking their transfer to other well-equipped colleges.
Later, the High Court directed MCI to inspect the medical college and during the visit, the MCI once again noted that the Medical College manipulated the fake faculty and ghost patients were brought by them on payment just to fabricate and manipulate to show the compliance during the inspection, the students had told Medical Dialogues team. This resultantly met that the college was once again denied permission for 2019-20
With the medical college being denied permissions constantly, the future of the existing and only batch of students admitted in the academic year 2016-2017 are greatly prejudiced and jeopardized, the MBBS students emphasized.
Meanwhile, seeing no resolution their way, the students had also resorted to an indefinite hunger strike urging the government to take action on the matter. Some of the students underwent critical condition and got hospitalized.
Read ALso: World Medical College: Mass hunger strike of MBBS students continues, 4 hospitalized
Then, the matter finally reached the government’s court. The matter was raised in Vidhan Sabha and after that state’s Health and Medical Education Minister Vij had assured their transfer to some other medical colleges of the state.
Read Also: Transfer of World Medical College MBBS students: Issue raised in Vidhan Sabha by CM
Recently, the students filed a petition with the HC seeking stay on the examination after it was announced that they will not be attending the exams due to low attendance. The exams are scheduled to commence on December 21.
The medicos had submitted that the issue of transfer was under consideration of the government and was likely to be finalised soon. The counsel submitted that the only recourse was to shift them to another college first.
“Our petition about shifting students to another college is pending in the High Court. Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences has released the date sheet of our annual examination. The government has initiated the process of shifting our batch,” one of the petitioner medicos informed Tribune.
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