PLEA TO DEFER BDS EXAMS

PLEA TO DEFER BDS EXAMS

Dental exams: HC notice to Pb, BFUHS

To File Reply By Friday; Hearing Fixed For July 3

Times News Network

Chandigarh:  03.07.2020

The Punjab and Haryana high court, on Thursday, issued a notice to the medical education department, Punjab, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) and Dental Council of India on a plea against holding MDS and BDS examinations. Baba Farid University has been directed to respond with reference to the central government notification directing all schools, colleges and institutions to remain closed till July 31.

Since the varsity has scheduled examinations for July 7, the HC has fixed hearing for July 3 at 12pm. All parties have been asked to file a reply by Friday. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur of the HC passed these orders while hearing a petition filed by the Dental Surgeons Association of India.

Petitioners are aggrieved by the examination notification issued by the BFUHS, which states that the examination for MDS and BDS courses are scheduled to commence from July 7.

According to the petitioners, the notifications have been issued without appreciating ground realities and threats posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the fact that no direction for opening of educational institutions have been issued by the central and state government.

The petitioner’s association has sought directions for quashing the impugned examination notifications dated June 1 and 2, 2020 whereby the university has notified that the examination for MDS and BDS would commence from July 7.

Directions have been sought to restrain Baba Farid University of Health Sciences from holding physical examinations until proper guidelines, arrangements and infrastructure are made available and the processes for unlocking of Universities and colleges are notified under the Disaster Management Act 2005 by the Central and state governments.