In a major relief to all the 124 students of the Sardar Rajas Medical College of Kalahandi, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to adjust the medicos in other medical colleges so as to facilitate completion of their unfinished courses.
Notwithstanding the State Government’s reluctance, the High Court went with the suggestions made by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and directed the Government to adjust the medicos under Government quota to the Burla and Brahmapur Government medical colleges and those admitted under management quota to be transferred to three private colleges in Bhubaneswar.
A Division Bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanti and DP Choudhury also asked the Government to complete the transfer processes within two weeks and file an affidavit two weeks thereafter regarding compliance of the court order.
It is learnt that the MCI Executive Council would ratify the transfer of the students at its meeting scheduled on November 27. The Government had expressed its reservation over the MCI’ condition saying that students of the default medical college shifted to a Government medical college at this stage would give unfair advantage to these students and the same would run counter to the “principles of equality” as many students ranked above them in AIPMT are deprived of this advantage. But soon after the pronouncement of the order, medicos present in the court premises expressed happiness heaving a sigh of relief. “We were in a state of confusion for over three months now after the MCI disallowed the medical college to run the MBBS course from this academic year for lack of infrastructure and faculty. But thanks to the High Court, we are now relieved,” said a medico, who had petitioned the HC.