Girish Agarwal Vs Union of India and Ors.

“Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to continue MBBS studies at Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad, AND

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b. Direct Respondent No. 3 to accept the tuition fees, hostel fees, and other applicable charges from the Petitioner's parents/guardians in Indian currency for the 2nd year onwards studies of the MBBS Course at Respondent No.3,

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AND

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c. Restrain the Respondents from taking any coercive or adverse action against the Petitioner, including cancellation of admission or discontinuation of studies; AND/OR

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d. Pass any other or further order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

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The brief facts of the case are that the Petitioner was admitted to the MBBS course for the academic session 2024 - 25 at respondent No. 3 under the NRI category, pursuant to sponsorship and payment of requisite fees by a NRI in accordance with MCC procedure.

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Upon due verification, the petitioner was granted admission on 27.09.2024 and duly paid the first-year fees for the academic session 2025 - 26 in US Dollars. Subsequently, the petitioner’s sponsor lost her employment in New York and has since been unable to remit the requisite tuition fees and allied expenses for the ensuing academic years.

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It is the petitioner’s case that respondent Nos. 2 and 3 have, in similar circumstances, permitted students admitted under the NRI category to continue from the second year onwards by accepting payment of the prescribed tuition and other applicable charges in Indian Rupees at the prevailing exchange rate. The petitioner is ready and willing to remit such fees in INR to ensure continuation of his studies.

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The respondents have obtained instructions and state that in an identical matter titled Dr. Navami Murali v. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Ors., W.P.(C) No. 7191 of 2025, the Kerala High Court has

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passed a judgment.The operative portion of which reads as under:

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“3. Going through the pleadings in the writ petition, I find that in a similar case relating to the 4^th respondent-Institution, this Court has delivered Ext.P3 judgment wherein the 4^th respondent has accepted fees in Indian Rupees of the petitioner in that writ petition.

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4. Counsel for the 4^th respondent would submit that they will accept the fees in Indian Rupee provided the petitioner shall pay amount with reference to the exchange rates of Dollar as on the date when the fees became due. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to make that payment with the said exchange rates.

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In the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing that if the petitioner pays the fees in Indian Rupees with reference to the exchange rates as applicable to the date on which the fees became due, then the 4^th respondent shall accept the same and treat the payment as regular.”

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In identical circumstances, involving the very same respondents, the Kerala High Court has directed that the concerned petitioner be permitted to remit the requisite fees in Indian Rupees, calculated at the prevailing US Dollar exchange rate on the date the fee falls due. On the principle of parity and consistency, the present Petition deserves to be allowed on similar terms. 7. It is therefore directed that the petitioner shall pay the fee for his education in INR with reference to the exchange rate of dollar at the date when the fee becomes due. The fee shall be deposited through RTGS at:

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Beneficiary Name: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Beneficiary’s Account Number: 39367200288 Beneficiary Address: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita Nagar Ettumdai Coimbatore-641112. Beneficiary’s Bank Name: State Bank of India Beneficiary’s Bank Address: JG 3 Palghat Main Road Navakkari Coimbatore – 641105 IFSC Code: SBIN0015763 MICR Code: 641002059

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With these directions the petition is allowed and disposed of.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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FEBRUARY 10, 2026/JYH

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