IMPORTANT POINTS
A litigant who indulged in suppression of facts and misrepresentation is not entitled for any relief.
When a college indulges in large scale malpractices in showing compliance of the minimum required standards to obtain permission for admission of students and further tried to mislead the Court that it is compliant in all respects, to get permission for the admission of students, Dean of the College would be liable for prosecution under Section 193 IPC.
Apology is an act of contrition. Unless apology is offered at the earliest opportunity and in good grace, liable to be rejected.
Students losing one year due to acts of the college are entitled to refund of the fee collected from them for admission to the College.

JUDGMENT :

L. NAGESWARA RAO, J.

1. Permission was granted for the establishment of Petitioner No.2-R.K.D.F. Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the College) by Respondent No.1 on the recommendation of Respondent No.2-herein-Medical Council of India, with an intake capacity of 150 MBBS seats annually for the academic year 2014-15. An inspection was conducted on 23rd and 24th of February, 2015 for grant of renewal for admitting the 2nd Batch of 150 MBBS students for the academic year 2015-16. The Medical Council of India (MCI) recommended to the Central Government to reject the permission for admission of the 2nd Batch of 150 MBBS students for the academic year 2015-16 in view of the deficiencies found in the Assessment Report. A review/reassessment was done by the Executive Committee of Respondent No.2 at the request of the Central Government. The Executive Committee of Respondent No.2 reconsidered the matter and recommended to the Central Government not to renew the permission for the 2nd Batch of MBBS students for the academic session 2015-16. There was a further recommendation that the College should be debarred from making admissions for the next two academic sessions. The Central Government accepted the recommendation made by Respondent No.2 and rejected the request for renewal. Yet another review/reassessment was done by the Central Government pursuant to the directions issued by this Court in SLP (C) No.19543 of 2015 vide order dated 8th September, 2015. A Committee was constituted to afford an opportunity of hearing to the College. The College was denied permission to admit the 2nd Batch of the MBBS students for the year 2015-16 by an order of Respondent No.1 dated 28th September, 2015. The High Court of Delhi quashed the said order dated 28th September, 2015 and directed the Central Government to examine the matter afresh vide its order dated 29th December, 2015 in Writ Petition (C) No. 9663 of 2015. The Central Government reiterated its decision by an order dated 1st January, 2016 to not grant permission to the College to admit the 2nd Batch of MBBS students. One more inspection was ordered by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 11th May, 2016 in Writ Petition (C) No.21223 of 2015. Respondent No.2 filed SLP (C) No.14729 of 2016 challenging the order dated 11th May, 2016 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. On 15th July, 2016, this Court directed that a fresh inspection should be conducted. The order dated 15th July, 2016 was modified by this Court on 9th September, 2016 by which the Oversight Committee was requested to consider the matter pertaining to the admission of students in the College for the year 2016-17.

2. By an order dated 27th September, 2016, the Oversight Committee accorded approval to the College for admission of students for the year 2016-17. The Oversight Committee directed the College to rectify the deficiencies and submit a compliance report to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare by 27th September, 2016. The College was informed that a bank guarantee of Rs. Two Crores in favour of Respondent No.2 has to be furnished by 27th September, 2016. It was stated that non-compliance of the conditions imposed by the Oversight Committee would result in the College getting debarred from fresh intake for two years commencing 2017-18. The 2nd Batch of 150 students for the academic year 2016-17 were admitted pursuant to the conditional permission for renewal granted by the Central Government.

3. A joint verification inspection was conducted on 5th and 6th January, 2017 for renewal of permission to the 3rd Batch of MBBS students for the academic year 2017-18. Finding gross deficiencies in the infrastructure, clinical material, teaching faculty and other physical facilities in the College, the Executive Committee of Respondent No.2 concluded that the undertaking given by the College on 28th September, 2016 was breached. The Committee decided to recommend to the Central G