Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a ray of hope to 100 students of Fatima Medical College at Kadapa who had lost their admission due to fraud played by the management, directing the AP government to state how it would adjust these students into other medical colleges to enable them to continue their studies.
According to the students, the Mohammadiya Educational Society, which runs Fatima Institute of Medical Sciences, gave them admission for the academic year 2015-16 without recognition from the Medical Council of India (MCI).
After the completion of their first year, the MCI rejected their admissions on the ground that it has refused recognition to the college for not having required facilities and faculty.
The society moved the Hyderabad High Court which upheld the MCI action in 2016. The court directed the society to refund the money collected from students towards as fee and other expenses.
The NTR University of Health Sciences refused to allow the students to take the annual exam on the grounds that the college had made the admissions against MCI norms.
Since then, the students and their parents were fighting for justice and moved the apex court. They said that a similar situation arose in other states, the local state governments had accommodated students in other colleges.
While dealing with the petition, the apex court sought the response from the AP government counsel.
