Summary
The Supreme Court set aside an interim order directing permission for Jaipur National University’s medical institute to admit 150 MBBS students for 2018–19 despite refusal of renewal. Conditional admissions, including a promise to refund fees, did not sufficiently protect students. The High Court was to decide the pending challenge on its merits without factual findings from the Supreme Court.
Issues
- Whether provisional admission directions with safeguards were appropriate while the refusal of medical-college renewal remained under challenge.
Held
- Applying the reasoning in the companion NC Medical College case, interim admissions subject to a writ petition’s result did not adequately protect students from serious prejudice. Where warranted, final hearing was the proper course. (¶ 8)
- The interim direction permitting 150 admissions could not stand. The Court’s narration of the inspection history did not resolve the factual controversy, which remained for independent High Court adjudication. (¶¶ 9, 10)
Result
Appeal allowed; High Court interim order dated 29 May 2018 set aside. Pending writ petition to be considered purely on merits. No costs.