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Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006

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State has no authority to extend last date of admission to postgraduate medical course

Staff Reporter

High courtround-up However, the court has allowed two students to continue their studies

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said the State Government had no authority or right to extend the last date for admission to the postgraduate (PG) medical course beyond scope of the admission rule. The court, however, permitted an MD Pharmacology candidate admitted under the government quota to the D. Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, in 2003, to complete the course as an exceptional case.

G. Jayakumar said he had been continuing the PG course following an interim order by the court. The court passed the order after the college refused to admit him. Dr. Jayakumar said he was allotted a seat by the Government during a casual vacancy round in November 2003 and by extending the last date for admission fixed earlier. But by that time the college had already filled the only seat available in the MD Pharmacology course. The college had approached the court, questioning the allotment of the seat beyond the last date by the Government. Justice R. Gururajan, while upholding the contention of the college, permitted both candidates — Dr. Jayakumar and another person admitted by the college — to complete the course as an exceptional case.

Challenged

The High Court has adjourned hearing on a petition by a postgraduate (PG) medical student challenging the decision of the State Government to nullify his ranking obtained in the PG Common Entrance test (PGCET) for 2006.

The MBBS student, Sandeep B.L., said he had obtained the second rank in the PGCET conducted for the year by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). He said he had passed MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and applied for a PG course. He attended the PGCET.

The Government ordered an inquiry into the conduct of the PGCET following allegations of malpractice.

A three-member inquiry committee found there was malpractice during the conduct of the examination and cited specific instances. The Government, on April 6, 2004, issued a notice nullifying the second rank obtained by Dr. Sandeep. In his petition, Dr. Sandeep said the State had no jurisdiction to nullify his ranking. Moreover, the Government had no authority to issue a show-cause notice for the conduct of an examination by the RGUHS.

He urged the court to stay further proceedings pursuant to the April 6 notification.

Justice N.K. Patil adjourned further hearing on the matter.

Rejected

Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh on Tuesday rejected a bail petition by a person accused in a narcotics case.

According to the Narcotics Control Bureau (South Zone), Chennai, Bhim Patidar of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, was arrested for his alleged involvement in transportation of over 23 kg of heroin from Rajasthan.

The NCB filed a case on December 13, 2005 in the court of the Principal Sessions Judge, Tumkur (Special Court). Bhim was the third accused in the case.

In his petition, Bhim Patidar said he had cooperated with the police when they had asked him to appear for an inquiry.

The NCB said if Bhim Patidar was released, he could tamper with evidence. Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh rejected the bail petition.

Contempt

A Division Bench comprising Justice S.R. Bannurmath and Justice Subash B. Adi on Tuesday took exception to three litigants and an advocate suppressing facts before a lower court and ordered issue of warrants against the litigants.

The High Court had initiated criminal contempt against Chandrashekara Reddy of K.R. Puram, T. Krishna Reddy and Lokesh Reddy and advocate Satyanarayana Rao for filing three suits (in a property matter) on the same cause of action for the same relief for the same property through the same counsel, and for wilfully suppressing earlier suits before the lower court.

When the matter came up, Mr. Rao filed an application for exemption from personal appearance.

The court adjourned further hearing of the case to June 6 and ordered issue of warrants against Chandrashekara, Krishna and Lokesh Reddy.

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