MANU/SC/0905/2015
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Writ Petition (Civil) Nos. 705, 523, 700, 707, 784, 799, 819, 862 of 2014, Civil Appeal No. 6481 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 21765 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6482 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 22755 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6483 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 22756 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6484 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 22757 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6485 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 22974 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6486 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 23512 of 2014), Civil Appeal Nos. 6488-6489 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 23528-29 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6492 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 23476 of 2014), Civil Appeal Nos. 6493-6494 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 24150-51 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6509 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 24154 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6495 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 24665 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6496 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 24913 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6497 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 25763 of 2014), Civil Appeal No. 6498 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 21517 of 2014), Civil Appeal Nos. 6499-6500 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 26296-97 of 2014), Civil Appeal Nos. 6503-6504 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 26768-69 of 2014), Civil Appeal Nos. 6505-6506 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 24754-55 of 2014), Civil Appeal Nos. 6507-6508 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 25468-69 of 2014), Civil Appeal Nos. 6501-6502 of 2015 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 26758-59 of 2014), SLP (C) No. 22785 of 2014, SLP (C) No. 27034 of 2014 and Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1217 of 2014 (Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India)
Decided On: 20.08.2015
Appellants: Royal Medical Trust and Ors. Vs. Respondent: Union of India (UOI) and Ors.
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Anil R. Dave, Vikramajit Sen and U.U. Lalit JUDGMENT
U.U. Lalit, J.
1. These petitions (except SLP(C) Nos. 22785 of 2014 and 27034 of 2014) arise out of communications issued by the Central Government recommending disapproval of applications preferred in respect of Medical Colleges of the applicants for the academic year 2014-2015. In these petitions, after conducting inspection of the respective Medical Colleges the Medical Council of India (MCI for short) had found infirmities or inadequacies in the infrastructure, facilities and faculty. The respective applicants then claimed that they had rectified the shortcomings and asked for compliance verification. But the Central Government and/or the MCI refused to undertake any fresh inspection for verification, for want of adequate time. This being the common feature in all these petitions, they were heard together and are being disposed by this common judgment.
2. Broadly the categories of Medical Colleges presently before the Court are:
(I) Cases where new Medical Colleges are sought to be established for the first time and where such colleges are seeking appropriate permission to admit students to the first year of MBBS course namely:
(1) WP(C) No. 700/2014, (2) WP(C) No. 705/2014 (3) WP(C) No. 819/2014 (4) SLP(C) No. 22757/2014 (5) SLP(C) No. 22756/2014 (6) SLP(C) No. 24913/2014 (7) SLP (C) No. 23512/2014. The Respondent in this petition has also preferred Transfer Petition (C) No. 1217 of 2014 to have his writ petition pending in the High Court of Bombay to be transferred to this Court.
(II) Cases where the existing approved Medical Colleges are seeking increase in intake of seats for admissions of students to the first year of MBBS Course namely:
(1) WP(C) No. 523/2014 (2) WP(C) No. 707/2014........