HC notice to MCI, med edu director

HC notice to MCI, med edu director

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Bhopal/Jabalpur:25.10.2021

A division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to director, medical education and Medical Council of India (MCI) in response to a petition by a handicapped girl, who was denied admission in the MBBS course at Shahdol medical college on the ground of her physical disability.

The petitioner, Priyanshi Meena, said that one of her hands was rendered partially disabled due to a rare disease and later at the age of 14, her second hand also had to be severed after she suffered a major electric shock.

Priyanshi had appeared in the NEET for admission into a medical college and was also selected. She was assigned Shahdol medical college for admission into MBBS course.

But Priyanshi was denied admission on the ground that both her hands are crippled. She contended that according to MCI guidelines, admission in the MBBS course can only be denied if a candidate has more than 80% disability but she suffers from only 65% disability.

Besides, India is a signatory to the UK conclave following which the law dealing with rights of a disabled person was enacted in the year 2016.

Still, petitioner Priyanshi was denied admission in the MBBS course, which was also in clear violation to Articles 14 and 19 of the Indian Constitution.

Following preliminary arguments, the division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Ravi Vijay Kumar Malimath and Justice V K Shukla issued notices to the respondents, seeking a detailed response to the petition.

Advocate Aditya Sanghi appeared in the case on behalf of the petitioner.