HC paves way for return of money to Iranian students
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI, April 28, 2018 00:00 IST
Varsity refused to approve admission as they didn’t clear NEET
The Madras High Court has come to the rescue of 15 Iranian students who were admitted to BDS courses at a private dental college here but were not allowed to continue the course since the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University refused to approve their admission for not having cleared the National Eligibity-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).
Justice P.N. Prakash directed Asan Memorial Dental College here to draw a Demand Draft for the admitted amount of Rs. 47.90 lakh in favour of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran and produce the DD before the court on June 11 so that the amount could be handed over to the consulate and distributed to the students through it.
The order was passed in the presence of the Consul General Mohammad Haghbin Ghomi and the consulate’s Public Relations Officer Syed Tamjeed Hyder, who flew down to Chennai at the request of the judge and agreed to make sure that the money reached 13 students who had returned to Iran due to expiry of their visa.
The judge pointed out the issue came to light only when Nasser Hamidavi Zegheiri, one of the students, lodged a complaint with the police accusing the management of having taken Rs. 25 lakh for giving admission to the BDS course, but refusing to return the same even after he was discharged from the course by the medical university.
Senior Counsel P.R. Raman, representing the college, denied the allegations and contended that the college had taken only tuition fees from 14 Iranian students and stated that it was ready to pay back that money to those students.
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI, April 28, 2018 00:00 IST
Varsity refused to approve admission as they didn’t clear NEET
The Madras High Court has come to the rescue of 15 Iranian students who were admitted to BDS courses at a private dental college here but were not allowed to continue the course since the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University refused to approve their admission for not having cleared the National Eligibity-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).
Justice P.N. Prakash directed Asan Memorial Dental College here to draw a Demand Draft for the admitted amount of Rs. 47.90 lakh in favour of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran and produce the DD before the court on June 11 so that the amount could be handed over to the consulate and distributed to the students through it.
The order was passed in the presence of the Consul General Mohammad Haghbin Ghomi and the consulate’s Public Relations Officer Syed Tamjeed Hyder, who flew down to Chennai at the request of the judge and agreed to make sure that the money reached 13 students who had returned to Iran due to expiry of their visa.
The judge pointed out the issue came to light only when Nasser Hamidavi Zegheiri, one of the students, lodged a complaint with the police accusing the management of having taken Rs. 25 lakh for giving admission to the BDS course, but refusing to return the same even after he was discharged from the course by the medical university.
Senior Counsel P.R. Raman, representing the college, denied the allegations and contended that the college had taken only tuition fees from 14 Iranian students and stated that it was ready to pay back that money to those students.
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