The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the counselling held by private medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh for admissions to undergraduate medical programmes, holding that students have to be admitted through a centralised counselling to be conducted by the state government.
"If any counselling has been done by any college or university and any admission to any medical seat has been given so far, such admission shall stand cancelled forthwith and admission shall be given only as per centralised counselling done by the state government," a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice A R Dave held, disposing of the MP government's plea for contempt action against the private colleges for holding separate counselling in the state.
The apex court ordered the state government to start a counselling process for admission to medical colleges afresh and complete the exercise by September 30.
"We observe that the mandate of our judgement was to hold centralised entrance test followed by centralised state counselling by the state to make it a composite process. We, therefore, direct that admission to all medical seats shall be conducted by centralised counselling only by the state government and none else," the Supreme Court held.
"If any counselling has been done by any college or university and any admission to any medical seat has been given so far, such admission shall stand cancelled forthwith and admission shall be given only as per centralised counselling done by the state government," a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice A R Dave held, disposing of the MP government's plea for contempt action against the private colleges for holding separate counselling in the state.
The apex court ordered the state government to start a counselling process for admission to medical colleges afresh and complete the exercise by September 30.
"We observe that the mandate of our judgement was to hold centralised entrance test followed by centralised state counselling by the state to make it a composite process. We, therefore, direct that admission to all medical seats shall be conducted by centralised counselling only by the state government and none else," the Supreme Court held.
The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the counselling held by private medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh for admissions to undergraduate medical programmes, holding that students have to be admitted through a centralised counselling to be conducted by the state government.
"If any counselling has been done by any college or university and any admission to any medical seat has been given so far, such admission shall stand cancelled forthwith and admission shall be given only as per centralised counselling done by the state government,” a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice A R Dave held, disposing of the MP government’s plea for contempt action against the private colleges for holding separate counselling in the state.
The apex court ordered the state government to start a counselling process for admission to medical colleges afresh and complete the exercise by September 30.
"We observe that the mandate of our judgement was to hold centralised entrance test followed by centralised state counselling by the state to make it a composite process. We, therefore, direct that admission to all medical seats shall be conducted by centralised counselling only by the state government and none else,” the Supreme Court held.
"If any counselling has been done by any college or university and any admission to any medical seat has been given so far, such admission shall stand cancelled forthwith and admission shall be given only as per centralised counselling done by the state government,” a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice A R Dave held, disposing of the MP government’s plea for contempt action against the private colleges for holding separate counselling in the state.
The apex court ordered the state government to start a counselling process for admission to medical colleges afresh and complete the exercise by September 30.
"We observe that the mandate of our judgement was to hold centralised entrance test followed by centralised state counselling by the state to make it a composite process. We, therefore, direct that admission to all medical seats shall be conducted by centralised counselling only by the state government and none else,” the Supreme Court held.