BANGALORE: The Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges' Association on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking an ex parte interim stay on the order of a single judge in the Karnataka High Court directing the State to take over the counselling and admission procedure for postgraduate (PG) dental courses.

In its interlocutory application (IA), the association sought a declaration that it had the right to conduct a common entrance test (CET) for admission to PG dental and medical courses for linguistic and religious institutions.

`No notice'

It said that the single judge had not issued notice to individual colleges which were members of the association or to students already admitted.

The judge had directed the State and the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) to take over the admission process after conducting centralised counselling.

Presentation of facts

It said except for the fact that no centralised counselling was conducted, there was no factual material before the single judge to pass the judgment.

The Admission Overseeing Committee that had looked into complaints by some students had not asked the institutions to go in for centralised counselling.

The association said that when it appealed against the single judge order, a Division Bench of the High Court had merely issued notice and refused to stay the order of the single judge.

List sought

It had directed the association to place the list of selected candidates before July 14.

The IA said the single judge had no jurisdiction to pass the order. It urged the Supreme Court to stay the order and direct status quo with regard to admissions made by the institution.

RGUHS warns colleges

The RGUHS has issued notices to dental colleges which are members of the Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges Association for allegedly refusing to admit students to postgraduate (PG) courses in dentistry.

In its letter of July 12, 2006, the RGUHS Registrar/member, Counselling Committee, RGUHS, said several students sent by it for admission to PG dental courses had complained that the institutions had refused to admit them.

The letter to the principals of the respective dental colleges said that students had been sent to institutions as per the direction of the Government.

It said counselling for PG dental seats was held on July 11 and candidates allotted seats for MDS courses.

Complaint

The RGUHS said several students had complained to it and to the Government about the refusal by four dental institutions to admit them. The letter said denial of admissions would amount to disobedience of a High Court order (in which a single judge had directed the State and RGUHS to conduct counselling afresh).

Order to principals

The letter asked the principals of four dental colleges to admit students sent by it as per allotment letters issued to candidates.

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