S.Kokith v. the Principal Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Fee fixation MBBS Tamil Nadu; G.O.(Ms).No.204 dated 26.10.2021 Higher Education (H1) upheld; G.O.(Ms).No.45 dated 01.02.2021 Rs.13,610/- Government fee restricted to post-affiliation admissions (AY 2021-2022 onward); G.O.(Ms).No.122 dated 26.02.2021 clause (c) prospective; G.O.Ms.No.16 dated 27/01/2021 take-over/rename Rajah Muthiah Medical College as Government Medical College Cuddalore; Annamalai University Act, 2013 (Tamil Nadu Act 20/2013); Act 23 of 2021 affiliation to Dr.M.G.R Medical University prospective; parity with Perundurai Medical College rejected; Supreme Court Civil Appeal No.6654 of 2018 and B.Mohammed Naveeth order dated 10/12/2018 traced; Aamira Fathima v. Annamalai University (2018) 9 SCC 171 referred; certiorarified mandamus Article 226; No Due Certificate W.P.No.21034 of 2023 dismissed; batch of six writ petitions dismissed, no costs, WMPs closed.
What did the court decide?
On reading G.O.(Ms).No.45 in entirety with paragraphs 2 and 3 and clause (c) added by G.O.(Ms).No.122, there is no illegality in G.O.(Ms).No.204 dated 26.10.2021, which confines the benefit of the Government college fee structure to students who joined Government Medical College, Cuddalore under Dr.M.G.R Medical University from academic year 2021-2022 onwards, and not to those who joined Rajah Muthiah Medical College & Hospital, Chidambaram under Annamalai University before 2021-2022.