Kathmandu. The Supreme Court has ruled that no more than the number of seats prescribed by the Nepal Medical Council can be illegally admitted.
The decision was taken on a writ petition filed by a joint bench of Justices Anil Kumar Sinha and Tej Bahadur KC seeking an order to resolve the issue of medical college students. The decision was taken in a writ petition filed by Binti Kumar Verma, a student studying in the first session of Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Pvt.
In the full text of the verdict, the court has issued a four-point directive order. "From now on, medical colleges operating in Nepal should not enroll more than the number of seats prescribed by the Nepal Medical Council," the full text of the decision said. To make arrangements to provide more Nepali students with scholarships like other scholarships provided by the Government of Nepal. ”
The court has asked to take necessary action after inspecting and monitoring whether the order has been implemented or not. "The medical college operating as mentioned above has to comply with the prevailing law as per the norms and number of seats prescribed by the concerned body of the Government of Nepal, Nepal Medical Council, and the concerned university," the decision said. If there is an order, it should be inspected and monitored regularly and necessary action should be taken. ”
The court has asked to see whether the person assigned to inspect the medical college has performed impartially as per the terms of service. "Keep a record of the performance of the medical college by monitoring the performance of the medical officer in compliance with the terms of service and impartiality," the decision said. Don't let yourself be involved in future inspections of this nature. ”
The court has asked Nobel Medical College to enroll more than the number of seats prescribed by the Nepal Medical Council in the MBBS educational program for the academic session 2072-073 and not to increase the total number of seats for the next year.
