Paying stipend to PG medical students is statutory obligation of medical college: Madras High Court

Stating that the stipend paid to the postgraduate medical students cannot be adjusted against the fees payable by the students, the Madras High Court bench recently held that the stipend is a statutory right of a postgraduate medical student working in the institute during the course.

“The payment of stipend for the work done by the PG medical students is a statutory obligation of the medical college. At the same time, it is the right of the students to receive stipends,” the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala and Justice P D Audikesavalu observed.

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Paying Stipend To PG Medical Students Is Statutory Obligation Of Medical College: Madras HC