HC panel to decide fate of 27 nursing colleges today

HC panel to decide fate of 27 nursing colleges today 

TIMES OF  INDIA 8.1.2025

Bhopal/Jabalpur : In a significant decision, a division bench of the MP high court on Tuesday allowed 27 nursing colleges, which were found deficient by the CBI in its second report and excluded from counseling for admission, to appear before the committee constituted by the high court. This was to determine if the deficiencies pointed out by the CBI were removed or could be removed by the college concerned.

 

In response to a petition filed by Pashupati College of Nursing, Mandsaur, and 26 more colleges, the bench of Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla stated that the colleges could appear before the committee at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, on Jan 8. If the committee finds that they fixed the deficiencies pointed out by the CBI, they may also participate in the counseling for admission by Jan 15, 2025, the court said. The nursing colleges concerned in their petition argued that among the colleges in which the CBI found deficiencies, some colleges were called to appear before the committee appointed by the high court, but they were left out. They were also excluded from the process of counseling for the admission of students. 

The colleges further stated that they were found eligible to run nursing courses in the first report of the CBI, but in the second report submitted on Nov 27, 2024, some deficiencies were pointed out, which they claimed could be fixed. Advocate General Prashant Singh, who appeared in court on behalf of the state govt, opposed the relief sought by the colleges, contending that the process of counseling is nearing its end and would be completed by Jan 15. However, the court said that since similarly placed colleges as the petitioner colleges were summoned to appear before the committee on Jan 7 and 8, the petitioner colleges may also be allowed to appear before the committee on Jan 8. TNN