WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 76/2015
ASHISH RANJAN AND ORS. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Respondent(s)
(For intervention/impleadment on IA 47012/2017, for clarification/direction on IA 47013/2017)
Date : 19/06/2017 This/These petition/petition(s) was/were called on for hearing today. CORAM :
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL (VACATION BENCH)
For Applicant(s) Mr. Rakesh Khanna, Sr. Adv. Mr. Aseem Mehrotra, Adv.
For Petitioner(s)
Mr. Venkateswara Rao Anumolu, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Sanjeev K Pabbi, Adv. Mr. Shivendu Gaur, Adv. Ms. Disha Singh, Adv.
Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. Ajay Sharma, adv. Ms. Rekha Pandey, Adv. Mr. R.K. Rathore, Adv. Mr. G.S. Makker, Adv.
Mr. T. Singhdev, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Adv. CHARANJEET KAUR
Ms. Vara Gaur, Adv.
Mr. Ranjan Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Ms. Pragati Neekhra, Adv.
Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
The relief which has been sought by the
applicant, Maharishi Markandeshwar University is in
the following terms :
“Permit the applicant to fill up the 33 seats lying vacant in MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses and 23 seats are lying in MDS Course for the academic year 2017-18 from the NEET qualified students who are pre-registered or not with the State of Haryana by 15th June, 2017.”
During the course of the hearing, the Court is
apprised of the fact that the first round of
counselling for post graduate seats in Haryana took
place on 30.05.2017, while the second round of
counselling took place on 6/7.06.2017. Thereafter, a
'mop up' round took place on 09.06.2017.
This Court in its decision in Ashish Ranjan and
Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (W.P.(C) 76/2014)
reported in (2016) 11 SCC 225, has laid down a time
schedule to be followed for completing admission to
medical colleges.
On 13.06.2017, this Court in Association of
Private Medical and Dental Colleges of Chhattisgarh
vs. The State of Chhattisgarh and Ors. (SLP(C) No.
16282/2017) declined to grant a further extension of
time beyond what is prescribed in the judgment of
this Court in Ashish Ranjan (supra). This Court
observed as follows :
“In Ashish Ranjan & Ors. v. Union of Inda & Ors. [WP(C) No. 76/2015], this Court laid down a schedule to be followed for admission to medical colleges. This schedule, as approved by this Court, must be followed to ensure that medical education standards are not lowered as per the schedule laid down in Ashish Ranjan case (supra).”
On the aspect of seats remaining vacant, the
Court observed as follows:
“Seats remain vacant in Medical colleges for various reasons. Doctors are not willing to take admission in non-clinical courses especially in private colleges where fees are very high. In our view, the schedule must be strictly followed and we find no reason to extend the time.”
We respectfully concur with the above view. We
are satisfied in the facts of the present case that
there is no reason to grant of further extension.
Any such extension will breach the time schedule
prescribed by this Court in Ashish Ranjan (supra).
Moreover, having regard to the fact that two rounds
of counselling have taken place in Haryana and a mop
up round also followed thereafter, there is no merit
in I.A. No. 47013/2017. The same is accordingly
dismissed. Accordingly, I.A. No. 47012 of 2017 for
intervention is also dismissed.
[ Charanjeet Kaur ] [ Sharda Kapoor ] A.R.-cum-P.S. Assistant Registrar