Yashaswi Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
MBBS final year internal assessment; NMC guidelines on eligibility; 75% theory / 80% practical attendance requirement; 50% internal assessment qualifying marks; students denied entry to MBBS Final Part-I & Part-II main examinations (16.01.2024-08.02.2024); eligible lists challenged; pick-and-choose policy alleged; remedial measures and extra classes not provided; re-tests of internal assessment ordered within two months; NMC inquiry committee constituted; community medicine marks of Phases I, II & III ignored; RIMS Raipur; Late Baliram Kashyap Memorial Medical College Jagdalpur; Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Health Science and Ayush University; National Medical Commission; writ petitions before High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur; common order dated 05.04.2024; petitions disposed of with directions.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of with directions: (i) both medical colleges to conduct additional/extra classes per NMC guidelines as a remedial measure and complete the course within two months; (ii) re-tests of internal assessment to be conducted strictly in accordance with NMC guidelines; (iii) NMC to constitute a committee to inquire into RIMS's non-compliance, to take steps to secure students' interests and decide on the final examination preferably within 30 days; (iv) students/petitioners at liberty to make a representation before the NMC within 10 days.