Rajasthan HC orders expert panel to examine MBBS student's plea to continue course after losing vision

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) to form an expert committee to examine whether MBBS student, who became 100 percent blind after a 2017 road accident, can be allowed to resume her studies.

The student, who joined the MBBS course in 2014 and cleared her first two years, was barred from continuing due to the practical training requirements in surgery and clinical procedures. While a medical board in 2020 recommended permitting her to pursue the course, a subsequent board held a contrary view, stating she would not be able to discharge a doctor’s duties effectively. The committee will now explore possible modalities for her to complete the remaining portion of her course.

According to a recent report by PTI, the Rajasthan High Court has directed authorities concerned to constitute an expert panel to examine if an MBBS student blinded due to an accident could be allowed to continue with her studies. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand on August 12 heard a plea filed by MBBS student Ankita Singodia, who was rendered 100 per cent blind following a road accident in 2017.

The petitioner took admission in the MBBS course in August 2014 and completed her first and second year by 2017. However, on April 7, 2017, she met with an accident and sustained a serious head injury that led to complete loss of vision.