MBBS ADMISSION

Deny seat to girl with dual nativity certificate: Court

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:  08.07.2018

Censuring a medical aspirant who tried to get admission to an MBBS course in Tamil Nadu on the basis of a fraudulently obtained nativity certificate, the Madras high court on Friday declared that if, in any other manner, the candidate manages to secure a seat in Tamil Nadu and complete the course, the degree will be invalid.

“If any allotment has been granted to the student, it shall stand automatically cancelled without an order being passed by the authorities. If for any reason, the candidate is allowed to continue the course in the state, then the degree that may be obtained is not a valid one, as students like the petitioner herein, may fraudulently obtain an interim order and complete the course,” Justice S Vaidyanathan said.

They would try to take advantage and ensure that the court renders a finding at a later date that since the petitioner has completed the course, the degree obtained need not be disturbed. This gives a wrong signal, more particularly when the court is taken for a ride and genuine students are deprived of the seat, the judge added.

Aparna Rajendra Kumar, a resident of Gujarat, approached the high court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu selection committee (admission to MBBS/BDS courses 2018-19) to consider her claim for admission to the course on the basis of her nativity certificate of Chennai.

In her petition, she claimed that she had applied for the course only in Tamil Nadu and not in any other state.

When the plea came up for hearing, additional advocate general C Manishankar informed the court that she had already applied for the same course in Gujarat. “There is a clear prohibition in the prospectus of Tamil Nadu against such applicants,” he added.

Noting that it was unfortunate that the petitioner came before the court with a false statement, Justice Vaidyanathan said, “Though strictures could be passed against the petitioner for approaching this court with unclean hands, this court refrains from doing so, taking note of the tender age and that, being a girl child, her future should not be ruined. Hence, the petitioner’s candidature in Tamil Nadu need not be considered.”