SC JUDGEMENT LEAKED TO PVT COLLEGES BEFORE PRONOUNCEMENT, ALLEGES AAP
Saturday, 20 July 2013 | PNS | New Delhi
A day after the Bench headed by retired Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir quashed the common medical entrance test, National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday claimed the draft of the majority judgement was circulating among private medical colleges even before it was pronounced.
The party urged the Government to file a review petition against the judgement and bring a law to curb corruption in medical education.
“It is scandalous that a draft of the majority judgement of Chief Justice Kabir was circulating among private medical colleges weeks before it was delivered, in fact even before it appears to have been shown to Justice Dave (the third Judge on the Bench), who has lamented that there was no discussion between the judges on such an important issue.
“The judgement of the Supreme Court is retrograde and against public interest. Though there have been many problems with the MCI, the common entrance test was a major decision in public interest of the MCI. To have scuttled this at the instance of private medical colleges, many of whom have converted medical education into an unscrupulous commerce, is unfortunate and a blot on the reputation of the Court,” said AAP in a statement.
Terming the quashing of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) by the Supreme Court as unfortunate, the AAP said the controversial judgement would lead to outright sale of seats by private medical colleges.
“The AAP hopes that the Government and the MCI will seek a review of the judgement and that the Supreme Court will review it immediately, failing which the Government must bring an Act for this purpose. Medical seats must not be allowed to be bought and students must not be forced to take separate exams for each medical college,” said AAP.