Guj HC stays admission to Dental Course
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- Wednesday, 30 May 2012 13:42
- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:42
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Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
The Gujarat high court has stayed the Gujarat University and certain self-financed dental colleges from admitting students to the postgraduate programme.  The bone of contention is the 50-50 management-government seat ratio adopted by these colleges as per the arrangement between them and the state government.
Students of dental colleges have questioned the agreement between the state government and self-financed dental colleges to admit 50% students on management quota excluding 15% NRI quota and keeping the rest 50% for students getting admission on government seats.
This arrangement was in modification of earlier 25%-70% ratio of management-government seats. The students have challenged the move claiming that it was in violation of various laws and rules laid by the state government itself.
Justice M R Shah concluded that earlier petitions challenging vires of the laws providing 25%-75% ratio were dismissed by court and the new arrangement has not even been reduced down to writing by the government. In such circumstances, no such consensus or arrangement between the government and colleges can by-pass or substitute statutory provisions and this arrangement can be termed as absolutely illegal and contrary to provisions of law.Â
With this observation, the HC has directed the university to stall registration/enrollment of certain students who have passed the entrance test conducted as per 50-50 management-government seat arrangement. The court has also directed that those students who have already enrolled after having passed the test, which was held in February this year, to wait till final order of the HC, as their admission is subject to the outcome of final order of this petition. Further hearing has been kept on June 25.
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