No relief for MBBS students: HC says NMC standards cannot be relaxed for “Sympathetic” appeals - Video

Denying to grant relief to a group of MBBS students, who had sought relaxation in the pass percentage in their exam, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that it was a settled principle that courts should exercise utmost caution before interfering in matters of educational standards laid down by a statutory authority like the National Medical Commission (NMC), more particularly when those standards are based on considerations of public welfare and safety.

While delivering the judgement, the HC bench also reiterated that the decisions of other High Courts, particularly those supported by elaborate reasoning, may have high persuasive value, but they do not become binding precedents for courts outside their jurisdiction.