HC Grants Interim Relief to Doctor from Rs 30 Lakh Seat Leaving Bond penalty, MGM Indore told to Return Original Documents

As per the latest media report by Free Press Journal, since her request for getting an NOC to pursue an MD at MGM Indore was rejected by the authorities, the doctor could not pursue her postgraduation at the medical college. Thereafter, when she visited the institute to collect her original documents, the authorities demanded Rs 30 lakh as a seat-leaving bond.

Challenging this, the doctor has now approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Her counsel, Advocate Aditya Sanghi informed FPJ, "Division bench headed by Justice Sushrurt Arvind Dharmadhikari granted interim relief to the petitioner and directed MGM Medical College to return her original documents without requiring her to deposit Rs 30 lakh."

"It's the first case wherein petitioner has challenged the pre-PG rules of seat-leaving bond of Rs 30 lakh. It will benefit thousands of students in medical colleges in MP," advocate Sanghi further added.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that earlier this year, the Apex Medical Regulator NMC had already directed the State/UT governments to reconsider the seat leaving bond conditions for the PG medical students.

The Anti-Ragging Committee of NMC had recommended the State/UT to review the seat-leaving policy in medical colleges in an attempt to address the mental health concerns of PG medical students. As an alternative, NMC had recommended that the States may consider debarring the students for admission in their States for the next one year.

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