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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAYBENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO.5272 OF 2017

Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation's Medical College,Ahmednagar ..Petitioner

Vs.

The Union of Indian and others ..Respondents

ANDWRIT PETITION NO.5326 OF 2017

Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University) ..Petitioner

Vs.

The Union of Indian and others ..Respondents

­­In both petitions :Mr.V.D.Hon,   Senior   Advocate   i/b.   Mr.A.V.Hon, Advocate for petitioners

Mr.S.B.Deshpande, A.S.G.I. for respondent no.1

Mr.S.K.Kadam, Advocate for respondent no.2

Mr.A.V.Deshmukh, AGP for respondent nos.3 and 4

Mr.M.D.Narwadkar, Advocate for respondent no.5­­

CORAM :  S.V. GANGAPURWALA ANDSANGITRAO S. PATIL, JJ. 

DATE  :  MAY 05, 2017

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PER COURT :

Writ Petition No.5326 of 2017 is filed by 

a Deemed University and Writ Petition No.5272 of 

2017 is filed by an un­aided private college.  

2. The learned AGP has placed on record a 

communication   received   from   the   Advocate   on 

record, stating that the Hon'ble Apex Court has 

passed ad­interim order to the following effect :­

1. The   MCI   suggestions   would   be 

implemented;

2. The current situation is only for the 

2017­2018 academic year;

3. No   State   quotas   will   be   implemented. 

Counseling is at an All­India level;

4. All India NEET merit list will be used 

as the basis for the counseling;

5. All Deemed Universities can submit the 

applications received by them to the State 

Authority till 7 pm. on 08.05.2017;

6. The   State   conducted   common   counseling 

will commence on 11.05.2017;

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7. The   Writ   is   posted   to   20.09.2017   for 

final hearing on merits.

3. The MCI suggestions are also reproduced in 

the said communication, which are as under :­  

1. Common   counseling   for   admission   to   Post 

Graduate   Medicine   Courses   in   Deemed 

Universities shall be conducted by the State 

Government or the authority designated by the 

State Government.

2. In   cases   where   the   Deemed   University   has 

accepted applications from the candidates the 

same   shall   be   forwarded   to   the   State 

Government   or   authority   designated   by   the 

State Government. The State Government or the 

authority designated by the State Government 

shall include the names of the candidates who 

had applied to the Deemed Universities and 

prepare common a list of students in order of 

merit.   However,   the   application   of   those 

students who have already taken admission in 

any   post   graduate   medicine   course   in   any 

medical college shall not be considered by 

the State Government.

3. During   the   common   counseling   conducted   by 

State Government the representatives of the 

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Deemed Universities including representatives 

of   those   Deemed   Universities   who   are   also 

minority institutions should be a part of the 

admission/counseling   committee   as   the   case 

may be.

4. The   students   who   secure   admission   in   post 

graduate   medicine   course,   at   the   time   of 

common counseling itself, should be made to 

deposit   with   the   admission/counseling 

committee   the   Demand   Draft   towards   the 

tuition fees payable to the concerned Deemed 

University.   The   admission/counseling 

committee shall forthwith forward the Demand 

Draft to the respective Deemed Universities.

5. In institutions run by minority, the seats 

reserved for minority, if any, will be filled 

up by minority students in order of merit. 

Therefore,   the   rights   of   minority 

institutions   are   fully   protected.   In   the 

event, if any minority quota seat in minority 

institution   is   not   filled   up   by   minority 

students then the said seat shall be filled 

up by General category students in order of 

merit.”

4. Naturally,   the   ad­interim   order   of   the 

Hon'ble   Apex   Court   would   apply   to   the   un­aided 

private colleges also. As the Hon'ble Apex Court 

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has   passed   the   ad­interim   order,   the   parties, 

naturally, would be covered by the same.

5. Mr.Hon,   learned   Senior   Counsel   submits 

that he could not lay his hands on the order passed 

by the Apex Court and if any change is noticed in 

the ad­interim order passed by the Hon'ble Apex 

Court,   he   may   be   given   liberty   to   move   the 

petitions.

6. After   receipt   of   the   ad­interim   order 

passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court, if any change in 

the   order,   than   the   one   reproduced   above,   is 

noticed, the petitioners would be at liberty to 

move the petitions even during the vacation.

7. Stand over to 12.06.2017.

8. Authenticated copy of this order be given 

to the parties requesting therefor.

[SANGITRAO S. PATIL, J.] [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.]kbp

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