Private medical colleges move AP High Court regarding admissions under the management quota

Hyderabad: Managements of several private unaided medical colleges on Tuesday moved the AP High Court’s Vacation Bench challenging an order of a single judge regarding admissions under the management quota.

The single judge had directed the colleges to grant admission to students (petitioners) who had secured more marks than the last candidate who had been granted admission by the respective college managements during the academic session 2013-14 in 1st year MBBS course during the academic session 2014-2015, against one of the seats under the respective management quota seats, provided, they applied once again.

The judge had directed the state government to frame rules providing a standard format of the application form, containing the required information about the student, for admissions into every private-unaided-non-minority medical college/dental college.

The judge had directed the state government to nominate every principal of government medical colleges in the state as the competent authority to conduct surprise checks during the working hours of an educational institution to search and inspect any record, register for ascertaining that there was compliance with the provisions of the AP Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983. The judge also issued a series of directions with regard to admissions into private medical colleges under management quota seats.

Aggrieved by the order, as many as 20 colleges moved the court contending that the order of the single judge would amount to interference into the management of the colleges.