Girl gets BDS seat after court intervention
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:13.03.2021
The state on Friday informed the court that a BDS seat has been kept vacant for Soundarya, the adi dravidar community student who was denied medical admission under 7.5% quota, for studying in a private school.
The state also said that it is willing to sponsor the medical aspirant.
When her appeal challenging the interim order of a single judge was taken up for hearing on Friday, the state informed that pursuant to the order, a BDS seat was kept vacant for the appellant (Soundarya) in a college at Chennai.
It was further informed that since the last date for submission of the final list of candidates to the Dental Council of India was over, they would be able to admit the petitioner based on the directions of the court by treating it as a special case.
The petitioner’s counsel also informed the court that she was also willing to pursue BDS course.
Taking cognizance of the submissions, a division bench of justices M M Sundresh and S Ananthi observed that they are dealing with an unfortunate case of the appellant who having availed the concession offered by the government loses out for having studied in a private school.
Hence, the judges said that they are impleading the chairperson of Dental Council of India and registrar of Dr MGR Medical University for passing appropriate orders. The judges ordered notice to the newly impleaded respondents and adjourned the case to March 19.
Soundarya, had cleared NEET and had submitted an application seeking medical admission under 7.5% quota, however, the same was rejected citing that she had completed her higher secondary course in a private school.
When her appeal challenging the interim order of a single judge was taken up for hearing on Friday, the state informed that pursuant to the order, a BDS seat was kept vacant for the appellant (Soundarya) in a college at Chennai
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