Summary
The State’s choice to run Tripura Medical College through a reconstituted society with both government and non-government representatives did not warrant judicial interference on the challenge presented. The earlier judgment required an administrative policy choice, not conversion into a government college. A student’s grievance about fees could be examined by the State regulatory committee; without supporting material the Court could not decide fee reasonableness in the abstract.
Issues
- Whether the State had to convert the medical college into a government institution or relinquish all oversight.
- Whether the Court could determine the reasonableness of fees without supporting material.
Held
- The earlier order did not mandate government operation. The State complied by constituting a society with its own rules, governing body and six non-government representatives among eleven members. (¶ 7)
- The extent of administrative oversight and the choice of this hybrid management model were policy matters involving resources and expertise. The presented challenge did not justify directing either a government takeover or complete privatisation. (¶¶ 7–8, 10)
- An affected student could approach the State regulatory committee about fees. In the absence of underlying evidence, no abstract determination of reasonableness was possible. (¶ 9)
Result
Appeal dismissed without costs; challenge to the management policy rejected, with fee grievances left available before the regulatory committee.