The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Selvam Education Trust, which runs Kalahandi district’s Jarring-based Sardar Rajas Medical College, to deposit Rs2 crore by June 25, failing which a non-bailable warrant (NBW) would be issued against it.
A Bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh while hearing the case directed the Chennai-based trust to deposit the amount.
counsel Jitendra Mohapatra said, “The matter was posted for today for a specific reason. On April 19, the Division Bench had directed the Selvam Education Trust to deposit Rs 2 crore within four weeks. They were supposed to deposit but for various reasons known to them they could not deposit it. They filed an application for modification and recall which was strongly rejected by the court and directed the trust to deposit the amount on or before June 25, failing which an NBW will be issued. The matter was subsequently adjourned,”
Earlier, the apex court had directed the Selvam Educational and Charitable Trust to deposit Rs2 crore before the Registry of Supreme Court. The Registry was directed that the amount so deposited shall be kept in a short-term fixed deposit in the UCO Bank, Supreme Court Compound, New Delhi.
The Bench had held that the trust would have to shell out the compensation for the 124 students of the defunct college. Besides, it had directed the three medical colleges in the State to make sure that these 124 students were provided all the requisite facilities and sought reports on compliance in two weeks.
While the Medical Council of India (MCI) had granted conditional approval to the Sardar Rajas Medical College to admit 100 students for the 2013-14 academic year, the education body later barred admission as the college failed to meet the MCI norms.
The students were relocated to other private colleges in the State following the court order. Notably, the Selvam Educational and Charitable Trust had established the Sardar Rajas Medical College in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode through the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC).