Pay ₹25L each to NRI students given seats without NEET: Court
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 18.07.2018
The Madras high court on Tuesday directed Saveetha University, a deemed university, to pay ₹25 lakh each to students who were admitted to the BDS course without NEET under NRI quota.
Justice S Vaidyanathan also directed the college management to return all the fees collected from the students whose career had been affected by the college authorities’ move.
The judge passed the order on a batch of pleas moved by V S Subeeksha and others, all second year BDS students in the college.
The petitioners wanted the court to quash the January 22 order of the Dental Council of India directing the university to discharge 13 students admitted under the NRI category without writing NEET.
Disposing of the pleas, the judge said, “Though the relief sought for by the petitioners cannot be granted, the students had already completed two years of study in the university and they are now forced to stay away from the third year. As the students had lost two years and any admission to the course is invalid, the fees paid by the students to the university under all heads have to be refunded to them.”
This apart, the students will be entitled to ₹25 lakh each as compensation to be paid by the institute. The amount will have to be paid within 45 days, failing which it is open to the government to attach the properties of the university to bring it to sale, the judge said.
The court also directed the institute to return all original certificates of the petitioners and issue transfer certificates to them within a week.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 18.07.2018
The Madras high court on Tuesday directed Saveetha University, a deemed university, to pay ₹25 lakh each to students who were admitted to the BDS course without NEET under NRI quota.
Justice S Vaidyanathan also directed the college management to return all the fees collected from the students whose career had been affected by the college authorities’ move.
The judge passed the order on a batch of pleas moved by V S Subeeksha and others, all second year BDS students in the college.
The petitioners wanted the court to quash the January 22 order of the Dental Council of India directing the university to discharge 13 students admitted under the NRI category without writing NEET.
Disposing of the pleas, the judge said, “Though the relief sought for by the petitioners cannot be granted, the students had already completed two years of study in the university and they are now forced to stay away from the third year. As the students had lost two years and any admission to the course is invalid, the fees paid by the students to the university under all heads have to be refunded to them.”
This apart, the students will be entitled to ₹25 lakh each as compensation to be paid by the institute. The amount will have to be paid within 45 days, failing which it is open to the government to attach the properties of the university to bring it to sale, the judge said.
The court also directed the institute to return all original certificates of the petitioners and issue transfer certificates to them within a week.
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