Raipur/Bilaspur: In a crucial development, the High Court of Chhattisgarh Court has temporarily suspended the counselling process for MBBS PG admissions in medical colleges across the state due to allegations of malpractice. The decision comes in response to a petition highlighting violations of admission rules, particularly the requirement for candidates to complete three years of service before becoming eligible.
A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Kumar Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agarwal, issued the stay, which applies to all students in similar circumstances, not just the individual cases presented. The Advocate General has been directed to inform the relevant authorities about the court’s order, with the next hearing scheduled for February 25.
The petition, filed by Dr. Yashwant Rao and Dr. P. Rajasekhar, claims that during the admission counselling, ineligible candidates were mistakenly categorized as part of the serving category. The authorities allegedly extended the service period eligibility beyond the cutoff date, enabling these ineligible candidates to gain admission.
The petitioners also reported that their earlier complaints about admission discrepancies were ignored by department officials. They accused a private candidate of being improperly certified under the serving category, with an investigation revealing that the service period was extended past the official cut-off date of January 31, 2024.
The petitioners argued that adhering to the original cut-off date would have made the candidate ineligible, and such irregularities have resulted in qualified and experienced doctors being unfairly excluded from PG admissions.
During the court proceedings, Advocate General Prafulla N. Bharat acknowledged the concerns raised. The bench pointed out that a seat had been allotted to a private candidate after the cut-off date, which led to the decision to stay the counselling process.
