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Medical seats in NIMS: HC upholds govt action
Justice Suresh Kumar Kai of the High Court at Hyderabad on Wednesday dismissed two writ pleas filed by students seeking admission to DM in Cardiology and Neurology at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences. At the centre of the controversy was arriving at the number of seats in the ratio of 36:42:22 in the Osmania University, Andhra University and SV University respectively.
Justice Suresh Kumar Kai of the High Court at Hyderabad on Wednesday dismissed two writ pleas filed by students seeking admission to DM in Cardiology and Neurology at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences. At the centre of the controversy was arriving at the number of seats in the ratio of 36:42:22 in the Osmania University, Andhra University and SV University respectively.
The unsuccessful petitioners contended that the Telangana State government had erred in working out the fraction. The petitioners Dr Madhan Kumar Allagadda and another filed a writ petition seeking filling of seats in terms of the Presidential Order 1974 by giving preference to the highest fractional and also indicate PG Medical Education Regulation 2000 by strictly following the rules applicable to the admission of Super Specialty of DM – Cardiology and Neurology.
N Subba Rao, counsel for the petitioners referred to the rule relating to fractions and contended that additional seats were to be allotted to the Andhra University. He pointed out that the NIMS had in 2014 and 2015 allotted as per the said fraction. He complained that the action of NIMS in allotting three seats to OU and only one seat to SV University was contrary to 371 D of the Constitution of India.
N R Rao, State Additional Advocate General pointed out that the division was based on terms of population. He pointed out that as per the population, SV University was in fact getting one extra seat and the Osmania University was losing out contrary to the claims of the petitioners.
He said out of 50 seats in the NIMS, 42 available for three regions in proportion 42:36:22, Andhra University gets 20 seats, OU gets 12 seats, SVU gets 10 contrary to the Presidential Order that would allot 47 per cent, 28 per cent, 23.75 per cent.
He pointed out that the OU was not getting its share of seats contrary to the allegations of the petitioners. Justice Kait, in his order, upheld the action of the government. The order was dictated in court and hence the details are not immediately available.
