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Consortium challenges panel order

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Says P.A. Mohammed committee has no jurisdiction to declare its test invalid

KOCHI: The Kerala Private Professional College Management Consortium on Tuesday filed a writ petition before the Kerala High Court challenging the order of the Admission Supervisory Committee headed by former High Court Judge P. A. Mohammed declaring invalid the entrance test conducted by the consortium.

The petition was filed by its secretary M. Abdul Jabbar. According to him, the consortium consisted of Kannur Medical College, SUT College of Medicine, Thiruvananthapuram, Sree Sankara Dental College, Varkala, and Kannur Dental College.

Mr. Jabbar said the committee had no jurisdiction to make such declaration. In fact, the test and valuation were conducted in accordance with the directives of the committee.

The observer and the invigilators had reported that the test was conducted properly and that there was absolutely no discrepancy. The observation of the committee that the test was not fair was absolutely wrong. Besides, there were no complaints or allegations.

The petitioner also contended that the findings of the committee were not based on any legal evidence. If the committee had any doubt about the test, the petitioner was not intimated about it.

The order was passed without giving any opportunity of being heard. The petitioner said the fact that some of the candidates had obtained high marks was not a ground for declaring the test invalid.

The committee's comparison between the entrance tests conducted by the Government and the consortium was out of place.

The petitioner said the admission process had to be closed by September 30. The students were being put to untold difficulties. The petition sought to quash the proceedings of the committee.

Meanwhile, a petition was filed before the High Court against the Government order making the new Kerala professional colleges Act applicable to the seats in the Government-controlled self-financing medical colleges.The petition was filed by a candidate in the rank list, Suma. The petitioner pointed out that the order was issued in violation of the Supreme Court interim order. She also questioned the action of the Government in making 74 per cent reservation in the Government-controlled self-financing medical colleges.

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