The Madras High has directed the Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department of the state government to inform the Tamil Nadu Medical Council about the colleges in which 21 Medical Students of Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, could be permitted to undergo CRRI training.
The direction ws given recently by Justice M M Sundresh, on a batch of 21 petitions filed by MBBS students seeking to direct Tamil Nadu Medical Council to provide temporary Registration Certificate and CRRI training during the academic year 2015-16.
The Judge said "taking into consideration all the facts and circumstances of the case and in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court, it would be appropriate to permit the petitioners to approach the Health Secretary who will inform the Tamil Nadu Medical Council about the colleges in which the petitioner students can be permitted to undergo CRRI Training."
The petitioners had joined the Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi College for the academic year 2009-10 and 2010-11, through Government Quota and Management Quota.
At the time of Joining the College had the permission/ recognition from the Concerned Authorities including Medical Council of India, New Delhi.
As the college had certain deficiencies and as it was found that those were not complied with the recognition was not given to the above college.
Hence the petitioners were unable to continue and complete CRRI training followed by issuance of permanent registration of MBBS Course and approached the High Court to issue direction to the Health Secretary and Tamil Nadu Medical Council to issue temporary registration Certificate and transfer them to any other approved colleges in Chennai to undergo the CRRI training.
The Counsel for Tamil Nadu Medical Council submitted that the students have to approach the Health Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu indicating their options for undergoing the CRRI training with the approved/recognized colleges under it.
The council further said based on the letter of the State, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council, would issue temporary Registration Certificate.
The Medical Council of India submitted that only after obtaining the temporary registration certificate from Tamil Nadu Medical Council the question of CRRI training followed by permanent Registration would arise.
The Judge after going through the submissions in his order said "as the issue involved with respect to the rights of the students to get appropriate relief is already dealt with by this Court in other similar matter in the year 2015 the petitioners are entitled for appropriate relief.
