High Court stays order Barring Dental College to admit students
Madras High Court
Chennai: Staying the orders barring a dental college in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu from admitting students, the Madras High Court has passed interim orders in the matter.
The college had approached the High Court bench after it was prevented from admitting students for the academic year 2021-22 on the ground that the hospital with which the college was associated, was placed beyond the 10 km limit, as clarified in the 2006 regulations.
However, the court found force in the college's contentions that the 2006 regulations wouldn't be applied to the college which was established long ago and was approved under 1993 regulations, reports TNIE.
Further, "as rightly pointed out by the petitioner, prior to 2006 regulations, they did not contemplate the distance by road to be within 10 km. Such being the case there was force in the contention of the petitioner and, therefore, there shall be an order of interim stay as prayed for," the judge was quoted saying by PTI.
As per the latest media report by the New Indian Express, since the college was established back in 1987 and was approved under the 1993 regulations, the provisions of 2006 regulations wouldn't be applied to it.
Accepting the contentions of the college, the judge pointed out that on the day when the exemption was granted, the distance was within the prescribed limit of 10 km.
Further, as rightly pointed out by the petitioner, prior to 2006 regulations, they did not contemplate the distance by road to be within 10 km. Such being the case there was force in the contention of the petitioner and, therefore, there shall be an order of interim stay as prayed for, the judge said.
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